1216 Broadway

How does 1216 Broadway 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. 1216 Broadway's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 62.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 38,500 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 11 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 1216 Broadway's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1216 Broadway, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2022 to 38 in 2024 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 69.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 220 tCO₂e to 263 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. 1216 Broadway's 62.5 kBtu/ft² across 38,500 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (705 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 165.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 640,415 kWh of electricity, 2,224 therms of natural gas and 2,944 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1216 Broadway to report its energy use?

1216 Broadway 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:18098249:2024). 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.