SMA: 81 Franklin St.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 81 Franklin Street · 10013
At a glance
SMA: 81 Franklin St. is a 27,540-square-foot multifamily housing building at 81 Franklin Street in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.6 kBtu/ft² and 110 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 92.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 110 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 204,540 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,586 therms |
| Water use | 679 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,540 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7537169:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 43.8 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 47.3 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 81 Franklin Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.71796, -74.00465
Within ~1 km
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How does SMA: 81 Franklin St. compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.6 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,540 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has SMA: 81 Franklin St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for SMA: 81 Franklin St., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 47.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 88 tCO₂e to 110 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).
What does a site EUI of 45.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. SMA: 81 Franklin St.'s 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 27,540 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (368 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 92.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 204,540 kWh of electricity, 5,586 therms of natural gas and 679 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires SMA: 81 Franklin St. to report its energy use?
SMA: 81 Franklin St. reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:7537169:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is SMA: 81 Franklin St.'s energy grade?
SMA: 81 Franklin St. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does SMA: 81 Franklin St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft² (92.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,540 sq ft, including 204,540 kWh of electricity and 5,586 therms of natural gas.
What are SMA: 81 Franklin St.'s carbon emissions?
SMA: 81 Franklin St. reported 110 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is SMA: 81 Franklin St.?
SMA: 81 Franklin St. is at 81 Franklin Street, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71796, -74.00465 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is SMA: 81 Franklin St. and when was it built?
SMA: 81 Franklin St. has 27,540 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is SMA: 81 Franklin St. covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “SMA: 81 Franklin St., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/sma-81-franklin-st-3d735815 (data as of October 2, 2026).