(05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace)

How does (05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace) 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. (05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace)'s ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 72.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 133,920 sq ft, it is about 33% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1955 construction date is close to 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 (05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for (05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace), covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2022 to 76 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 82. Site EUI moved from 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 72.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 565 tCO₂e to 612 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. (05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace)'s 72.2 kBtu/ft² across 133,920 sq ft works out to about 9.7 billion Btu (2,834 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 99.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 521,800 kWh of electricity and 78,862 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires (05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace) to report its energy use?

(05660) - 66 Overlook Terrace Corp. (66 Overlook Terrace) 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:2638880:2023). 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.