270 West 38th Street
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 10018
At a glance
270 West 38th Street is a 272,142-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.1 kBtu/ft² and 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 12.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 109 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 333,578 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 272,142 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2929635:2022 |
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
- 270 West 38th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75428, -73.99064
Within ~1 km
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How does 270 West 38th Street compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 5.1 kBtu/ft² is about 95% below the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 95% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 272,142 sq ft, it is about 210% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 5.1 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. 270 West 38th Street's 5.1 kBtu/ft² across 272,142 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (407 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 12.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 333,578 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 270 West 38th Street to report its energy use?
270 West 38th 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:2929635:2022). 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 270 West 38th Street's energy grade?
270 West 38th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 270 West 38th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 5.1 kBtu/ft² (12.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 272,142 sq ft, including 333,578 kWh of electricity.
What are 270 West 38th Street's carbon emissions?
270 West 38th Street reported 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 270 West 38th Street?
270 West 38th Street is in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75428, -73.99064 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 270 West 38th Street and when was it built?
270 West 38th Street has 272,142 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 270 West 38th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “270 West 38th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/270-west-38th-street-9c45bf96 (data as of October 2, 2026).