1 Fordham Plaza
Office in New York City, NY · 440 East Fordham Road · 10458
At a glance
1 Fordham Plaza is a 563,549-square-foot office building at 440 East Fordham Road in New York City, New York, built in 1986. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 65.4 kBtu/ft² and 3,571 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 65.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 149.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,571 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,637,595 kWh |
| Natural gas | 107,731 therms |
| Gross floor area | 563,549 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:53913592:2024 |
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
- 440 East Fordham Road
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10458
- Coordinates
- 40.86099, -73.89007
Within ~1 km
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- One Fordham Plaza LLCscore 88
Office · 563,549 sq ft
- Benchmarking Group - 20score —
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How does 1 Fordham Plaza compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 1 Fordham Plaza's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 65.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 563,549 sq ft, it is about 174% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 46 years later than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1 Fordham Plaza's 65.4 kBtu/ft² across 563,549 sq ft works out to about 36.9 billion Btu (10,801 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 149.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,637,595 kWh of electricity and 107,731 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1 Fordham Plaza to report its energy use?
1 Fordham Plaza 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:53913592:2024). 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 1 Fordham Plaza's energy grade?
1 Fordham Plaza scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1 Fordham Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.4 kBtu/ft² (149.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 563,549 sq ft, including 7,637,595 kWh of electricity and 107,731 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Fordham Plaza's carbon emissions?
1 Fordham Plaza reported 3,571 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1 Fordham Plaza?
1 Fordham Plaza is at 440 East Fordham Road, in New York City, New York 10458. Its coordinates are 40.86099, -73.89007 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1 Fordham Plaza and when was it built?
1 Fordham Plaza has 563,549 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1 Fordham Plaza 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, “1 Fordham Plaza, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1-fordham-plaza-97d0e4d3 (data as of October 2, 2026).