2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10013
At a glance
2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street is a 34,451-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 53.9 kBtu/ft² and 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 53.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 211 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 532,759 kWh |
| Natural gas | 357 therms |
| Water use | 284 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,451 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:52717992:2024 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.71969, -74.00052
Within ~1 km
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How does 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard 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. 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 53.9 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,451 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 30 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 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street's 53.9 kBtu/ft² across 34,451 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (544 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 148.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 532,759 kWh of electricity, 357 therms of natural gas and 284 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street to report its energy use?
2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard 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:52717992:2024). 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 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street's energy grade?
2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.9 kBtu/ft² (148.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,451 sq ft, including 532,759 kWh of electricity and 357 therms of natural gas.
What are 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street's carbon emissions?
2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street reported 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street?
2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street is in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71969, -74.00052 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street and when was it built?
2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street has 34,451 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard 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, “2 Crosby Street AKA 30 Howard Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/2-crosby-street-aka-30-howard-street-e185f69a (data as of October 2, 2026).