110 Lafayette

How does 110 Lafayette 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. 110 Lafayette's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 97.7 kBtu/ft² is about 51% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 36,894 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 32 years earlier 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.

How has 110 Lafayette's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 110 Lafayette, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2023 to 89 in 2024 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 103.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 97.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 360 tCO₂e to 357 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 110 Lafayette's 97.7 kBtu/ft² across 36,894 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,056 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 204.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 638,912 kWh of electricity and 974 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 110 Lafayette to report its energy use?

110 Lafayette 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:32764581:2024). 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.