147 Prince Street

How does 147 Prince 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. 147 Prince Street's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 31.3 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 52,700 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 15 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.

How has 147 Prince Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 147 Prince Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 32.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 31.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 129 tCO₂e to 158 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 147 Prince Street's 31.3 kBtu/ft² across 52,700 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (483 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 70.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 335,027 kWh of electricity and 5,064 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 147 Prince Street to report its energy use?

147 Prince 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:6212626:2024). 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.