247 3rd Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 10010
At a glance
247 3rd Avenue is a 32,800-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1988. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 55.6 kBtu/ft² and 189 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 55.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 137.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 189 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 435,010 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,405 therms |
| Water use | 1,670 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 32,800 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6691036:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 189 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 48.6 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 152 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
- 247 3rd Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10010
- Coordinates
- 40.73715, -73.98436
Within ~1 km
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How does 247 3rd Avenue 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. Its site EUI of 55.6 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,800 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 48 years later 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 247 3rd Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 247 3rd Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 59.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 152 tCO₂e to 189 tCO₂e over the same span (up 24%).
What does a site EUI of 55.6 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. 247 3rd Avenue's 55.6 kBtu/ft² across 32,800 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (534 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. 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 435,010 kWh of electricity, 3,405 therms of natural gas and 1,670 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 247 3rd Avenue to report its energy use?
247 3rd Avenue 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:6691036:2024). 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 247 3rd Avenue's energy grade?
247 3rd Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 55.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 247 3rd Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.6 kBtu/ft² (137.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,800 sq ft, including 435,010 kWh of electricity and 3,405 therms of natural gas.
What are 247 3rd Avenue's carbon emissions?
247 3rd Avenue reported 189 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 247 3rd Avenue?
247 3rd Avenue is in New York City, New York 10010. Its coordinates are 40.73715, -73.98436 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 247 3rd Avenue and when was it built?
247 3rd Avenue has 32,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 247 3rd Avenue 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, “247 3rd Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/247-3rd-avenue-230af144 (data as of October 2, 2026).