195 Morgan Ave

How does 195 Morgan Ave 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. 195 Morgan Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 78.0 kBtu/ft² is about 21% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 84,000 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 10 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 195 Morgan Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 195 Morgan Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 81 in 2024 (-19 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 9.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 696% increase. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 528 tCO₂e over the same span (up 661%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 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. 195 Morgan Ave's 78.0 kBtu/ft² across 84,000 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,920 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 300,731 kWh of electricity, 56 therms of natural gas and 427 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 195 Morgan Ave to report its energy use?

195 Morgan Ave 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:3485535:2024). 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.