315 5th Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 10016
At a glance
315 5th Avenue is a 56,000-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1907. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 7 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 161.6 kBtu/ft² and 793 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 2% 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 | 7 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 161.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 296.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 793 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,205,907 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,502 therms |
| Water use | 6,807 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 56,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:24896816:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 7 | -8 | 161.6 kBtu/ft² | 793 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 15 | -9 | 112.2 kBtu/ft² | 549 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 24 | 126.2 kBtu/ft² | 537 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
- 315 5th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74700, -73.98560
Within ~1 km
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How does 315 5th 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. 315 5th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 7 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 161.6 kBtu/ft² is about 151% 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 14.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 144% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,000 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 33 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.
How has 315 5th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 315 5th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2022 to 7 in 2024 (-17 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 24. Site EUI moved from 126.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 161.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 28% increase. Reported emissions went from 537 tCO₂e to 793 tCO₂e over the same span (up 48%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 7 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 7 means the building performs better than about 7% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 7 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 68 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. 315 5th Avenue's 161.6 kBtu/ft² across 56,000 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,652 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 296.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,205,907 kWh of electricity, 23,502 therms of natural gas and 6,807 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 315 5th Avenue to report its energy use?
315 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:24896816:2024). 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 315 5th Avenue's energy grade?
315 5th Avenue scores 7 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 315 5th Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 161.6 kBtu/ft² (296.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,000 sq ft, including 1,205,907 kWh of electricity and 23,502 therms of natural gas.
What are 315 5th Avenue's carbon emissions?
315 5th Avenue reported 793 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 315 5th Avenue?
315 5th Avenue is in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74700, -73.98560 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 315 5th Avenue and when was it built?
315 5th Avenue has 56,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 315 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, “315 5th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/315-5th-avenue-95f36be5 (data as of October 2, 2026).