1617 Poplar St.
Laboratory in New York City, NY · 10461
At a glance
1617 Poplar St. is a 20,300-square-foot laboratory building in New York City, New York, built in 1954. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.0 kBtu/ft² and 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 98 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 179,259 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,250 therms |
| Gross floor area | 20,300 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:40391093:2024 |
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
- 1617 Poplar St.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10461
- Coordinates
- 40.84585, -73.84633
Within ~1 km
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How does 1617 Poplar St. compare with other laboratory buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 90 laboratory buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.0 kBtu/ft² is about 86% below the average of 409.2 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 83% below the group average of 28.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 20,300 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 293,236 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 56.0 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. 1617 Poplar St.'s 56.0 kBtu/ft² across 20,300 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (333 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 179,259 kWh of electricity and 5,250 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1617 Poplar St. to report its energy use?
1617 Poplar St. 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:40391093:2024). 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 1617 Poplar St.'s energy grade?
1617 Poplar St. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1617 Poplar St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft² (111.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 20,300 sq ft, including 179,259 kWh of electricity and 5,250 therms of natural gas.
What are 1617 Poplar St.'s carbon emissions?
1617 Poplar St. reported 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1617 Poplar St.?
1617 Poplar St. is in New York City, New York 10461. Its coordinates are 40.84585, -73.84633 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1617 Poplar St. and when was it built?
1617 Poplar St. has 20,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 1617 Poplar St. 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, “1617 Poplar St., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1617-poplar-st-0bf94e34 (data as of October 2, 2026).