The 36 Laight Street Lofts
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 15 vestry street · 10013
At a glance
The 36 Laight Street Lofts is a 26,712-square-foot multifamily housing building at 15 vestry street in New York City, New York, built in 2002. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 52.2 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 | 52.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 92.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 110 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 168,246 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,202 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,712 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6689955:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 52.2 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 58.5 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 61.6 kBtu/ft² | 106 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
- 15 vestry street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72256, -74.00752
Within ~1 km
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How does The 36 Laight Street Lofts 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 52.2 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,712 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 50 years later 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 The 36 Laight Street Lofts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for The 36 Laight Street Lofts, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 61.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 52.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 106 tCO₂e to 110 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 52.2 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. The 36 Laight Street Lofts's 52.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,712 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (409 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 92.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 168,246 kWh of electricity and 8,202 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The 36 Laight Street Lofts to report its energy use?
The 36 Laight Street Lofts 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:6689955:2024). 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 The 36 Laight Street Lofts's energy grade?
The 36 Laight Street Lofts did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 52.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The 36 Laight Street Lofts use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 52.2 kBtu/ft² (92.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,712 sq ft, including 168,246 kWh of electricity and 8,202 therms of natural gas.
What are The 36 Laight Street Lofts's carbon emissions?
The 36 Laight Street Lofts reported 110 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The 36 Laight Street Lofts?
The 36 Laight Street Lofts is at 15 vestry street, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72256, -74.00752 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The 36 Laight Street Lofts and when was it built?
The 36 Laight Street Lofts has 26,712 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2002 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The 36 Laight Street Lofts 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, “The 36 Laight Street Lofts, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-36-laight-street-lofts-b3bb1df6 (data as of October 2, 2026).