116 East 27 Street

How does 116 East 27 Street 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. 116 East 27 Street'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 47.2 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 70,217 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 25 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 116 East 27 Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 116 East 27 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 69 in 2022 to 89 in 2024 (+20 points). Site EUI moved from 68.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 47.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 335 tCO₂e to 268 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).

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. 116 East 27 Street's 47.2 kBtu/ft² across 70,217 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (971 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 433,421 kWh of electricity, 18,330 therms of natural gas and 561 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 116 East 27 Street to report its energy use?

116 East 27 Street 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:14892253:2024). 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.