The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave · 10016
At a glance
The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) is a 132,536-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1974. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 19.8 kBtu/ft² and 297 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 19.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 54.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 297 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 745,151 kWh |
| Natural gas | 879 therms |
| Water use | 2,777 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 132,536 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2671366:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 19.8 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 99 | ±0 | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | 24.8 kBtu/ft² | 246 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
- 285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74806, -73.97850
Within ~1 km
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How does The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) 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 19.8 kBtu/ft² is about 74% 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 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 132,536 sq ft, it is about 31% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 22 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 Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 99 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 24.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 19.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 246 tCO₂e to 297 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does a site EUI of 19.8 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 Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave)'s 19.8 kBtu/ft² across 132,536 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (769 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 54.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 745,151 kWh of electricity, 879 therms of natural gas and 2,777 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) to report its energy use?
The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) 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:2671366:2024). 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 Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave)'s energy grade?
The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 19.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 19.8 kBtu/ft² (54.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 132,536 sq ft, including 745,151 kWh of electricity and 879 therms of natural gas.
What are The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave)'s carbon emissions?
The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) reported 297 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave)?
The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) is in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74806, -73.97850 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) and when was it built?
The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) has 132,536 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave) 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 Carlton Regency Corp. (285 Lexington Ave; 281 Lexington Ave), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-carlton-regency-corp-285-lexington-ave-281-lexington-ave-6fa2080c (data as of October 2, 2026).