213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street

How does 213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 71.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 438,597 sq ft, it is about 334% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2022 to 27 in 2023 (-49 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 76. Site EUI moved from 38.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 85% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,317 tCO₂e to 2,292 tCO₂e over the same span (up 74%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. 213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street's 71.1 kBtu/ft² across 438,597 sq ft works out to about 31.2 billion Btu (9,139 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 137.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,182,007 kWh of electricity and 139,379 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th Street to report its energy use?

213-215 East 43rd Street/222 East 44th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:10548489:2023). 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.