205 W 28th St

How does 205 W 28th St 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. 205 W 28th St's ENERGY STAR score of 33 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 103.3 kBtu/ft² is about 60% 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 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 100,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 40 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 205 W 28th St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 205 W 28th St, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2023 to 33 in 2024 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 55. Site EUI moved from 51.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 103.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 102% increase. Reported emissions went from 543 tCO₂e to 1,118 tCO₂e over the same span (up 106%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 33 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 33 means the building performs better than about 33% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 33 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 42 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. 205 W 28th St's 103.3 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 10.3 billion Btu (3,027 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 269.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,692,476 kWh of electricity, 11,446 therms of natural gas and 5,081 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 205 W 28th St to report its energy use?

205 W 28th 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:33979163:2024). 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.