16 Court Street
Office in New York City, NY · 11241
At a glance
16 Court Street is a 310,620-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,729 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,729 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,752,699 kWh |
| Natural gas | 124 therms |
| Water use | 2,519 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 310,620 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2712458:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,729 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 75 | -8 | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,865 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,613 tCO₂e |
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
- 16 Court Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11241
- Coordinates
- 40.69344, -73.99058
Within ~1 km
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How does 16 Court 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. Its site EUI of 58.0 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 310,620 sq ft, it is about 51% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 12 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 16 Court Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 16 Court Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2022 to 75 in 2023 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 83. Site EUI moved from 62.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,613 tCO₂e to 1,729 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 58.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 16 Court Street's 58.0 kBtu/ft² across 310,620 sq ft works out to about 18 billion Btu (5,280 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,752,699 kWh of electricity, 124 therms of natural gas and 2,519 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 16 Court Street to report its energy use?
16 Court 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:2712458:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 16 Court Street's energy grade?
16 Court Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 16 Court Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft² (112.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 310,620 sq ft, including 2,752,699 kWh of electricity and 124 therms of natural gas.
What are 16 Court Street's carbon emissions?
16 Court Street reported 1,729 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 16 Court Street?
16 Court Street is in New York City, New York 11241. Its coordinates are 40.69344, -73.99058 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 16 Court Street and when was it built?
16 Court Street has 310,620 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 16 Court Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “16 Court Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/16-court-street-7016683f (data as of October 2, 2026).