28-30 5th Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 28 5 Avenue · 10011
At a glance
28-30 5th Avenue is a 182,980-square-foot multifamily housing building at 28 5 Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1923. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 68.5 kBtu/ft² and 823 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 68.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 823 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 743,490 kWh |
| Natural gas | 100,059 therms |
| Water use | 6,537 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 182,980 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4398366:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 823 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 70 | +9 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 766 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 61 | 74.0 kBtu/ft² | 810 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
- 28 5 Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73315, -73.99571
Within ~1 km
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How does 28-30 5th Avenue 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. Its site EUI of 68.5 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 182,980 sq ft, it is about 81% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 29 years earlier 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 28-30 5th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 28-30 5th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2022 to 70 in 2023 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 74.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 68.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 810 tCO₂e to 823 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 68.5 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. 28-30 5th Avenue's 68.5 kBtu/ft² across 182,980 sq ft works out to about 12.5 billion Btu (3,673 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 96.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 743,490 kWh of electricity, 100,059 therms of natural gas and 6,537 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 28-30 5th Avenue to report its energy use?
28-30 5th 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:4398366:2024). 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 28-30 5th Avenue's energy grade?
28-30 5th Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 68.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 28-30 5th Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.5 kBtu/ft² (96.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 182,980 sq ft, including 743,490 kWh of electricity and 100,059 therms of natural gas.
What are 28-30 5th Avenue's carbon emissions?
28-30 5th Avenue reported 823 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 28-30 5th Avenue?
28-30 5th Avenue is at 28 5 Avenue, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73315, -73.99571 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 28-30 5th Avenue and when was it built?
28-30 5th Avenue has 182,980 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 28-30 5th 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, “28-30 5th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/28-30-5th-avenue-11f9a1e7 (data as of October 2, 2026).