2604 3 AVENUE

How does 2604 3 AVENUE compare with other medical office buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 188 medical office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 2604 3 AVENUE's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 65 across the 147 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 80.5 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 97.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 30,716 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 75,019 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 52 years earlier than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 2604 3 AVENUE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2604 3 AVENUE, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 72 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 75. Site EUI moved from 92.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 195 tCO₂e to 218 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. 2604 3 AVENUE's 80.5 kBtu/ft² across 30,716 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (725 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 163.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 407,550 kWh of electricity, 10,833 therms of natural gas and 864 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2604 3 AVENUE to report its energy use?

2604 3 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:7968763:2024). 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.