254 West 31st Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10001
At a glance
254 West 31st Street is a 65,802-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 97.0 kBtu/ft² and 540 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% 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 | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 97.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 164.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 540 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 702,726 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,226 therms |
| Water use | 3,286 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 65,802 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:47424792:2024 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 254 West 31st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.74973, -73.99353
Within ~1 km
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How does 254 West 31st 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. 254 West 31st Street's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 97.0 kBtu/ft² is about 50% 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 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,802 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 14 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 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 254 West 31st Street's 97.0 kBtu/ft² across 65,802 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,871 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 164.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 702,726 kWh of electricity, 15,226 therms of natural gas and 3,286 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 254 West 31st Street to report its energy use?
254 West 31st 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:47424792:2024). 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 254 West 31st Street's energy grade?
254 West 31st Street scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 254 West 31st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 97.0 kBtu/ft² (164.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 65,802 sq ft, including 702,726 kWh of electricity and 15,226 therms of natural gas.
What are 254 West 31st Street's carbon emissions?
254 West 31st Street reported 540 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 254 West 31st Street?
254 West 31st Street is in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.74973, -73.99353 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 254 West 31st Street and when was it built?
254 West 31st Street has 65,802 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 254 West 31st 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, “254 West 31st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/254-west-31st-street-c39f885e (data as of October 2, 2026).