2 East 63rd Street
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 10065
At a glance
2 East 63rd Street is a 26,090-square-foot community center and social meeting hall in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 50.2 kBtu/ft² and 93 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 50.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 68.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 93 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 38,860 kWh |
| Natural gas | 386 therms |
| Water use | 995 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,090 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6795355:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.1 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 51.5 kBtu/ft² | 91 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
- 2 East 63rd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10065
- Coordinates
- 40.76666, -73.97095
Within ~1 km
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How does 2 East 63rd Street compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 50.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% below the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,090 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 19 years earlier than the group's average year built (1939).
How has 2 East 63rd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2 East 63rd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 91 tCO₂e to 93 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 50.2 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. 2 East 63rd Street's 50.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,090 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (384 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 68.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 38,860 kWh of electricity, 386 therms of natural gas and 995 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2 East 63rd Street to report its energy use?
2 East 63rd 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:6795355:2024). 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 East 63rd Street's energy grade?
2 East 63rd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 50.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2 East 63rd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.2 kBtu/ft² (68.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,090 sq ft, including 38,860 kWh of electricity and 386 therms of natural gas.
What are 2 East 63rd Street's carbon emissions?
2 East 63rd Street reported 93 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 2 East 63rd Street?
2 East 63rd Street is in New York City, New York 10065. Its coordinates are 40.76666, -73.97095 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 2 East 63rd Street and when was it built?
2 East 63rd Street has 26,090 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is 2 East 63rd 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 East 63rd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/2-east-63rd-street-c17bab25 (data as of October 2, 2026).