1255 Broadway
Office in New York City, NY · 10001
At a glance
1255 Broadway is a 120,882-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1909. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 60.3 kBtu/ft² and 576 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 60.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 576 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 983,081 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 120,882 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9042989:2022 |
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
- 1255 Broadway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.74770, -73.98829
Within ~1 km
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How does 1255 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. 1255 Broadway's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 60.3 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 120,882 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 31 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 1255 Broadway's 60.3 kBtu/ft² across 120,882 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,136 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 110.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 983,081 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1255 Broadway to report its energy use?
1255 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:9042989:2022). 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 1255 Broadway's energy grade?
1255 Broadway scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1255 Broadway use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 60.3 kBtu/ft² (110.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 120,882 sq ft, including 983,081 kWh of electricity.
What are 1255 Broadway's carbon emissions?
1255 Broadway reported 576 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 1255 Broadway?
1255 Broadway is in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.74770, -73.98829 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1255 Broadway and when was it built?
1255 Broadway has 120,882 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1255 Broadway covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “1255 Broadway, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1255-broadway-950ffc72 (data as of October 2, 2026).