34-36 Cooper Square
Office in New York City, NY · 10003
At a glance
34-36 Cooper Square is a 53,500-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 78.9 kBtu/ft² and 360 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 78.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 360 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 642,849 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,288 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6390953:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 360 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 28 | +20 | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 260 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 8 | 130.7 kBtu/ft² | 360 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
- 34-36 Cooper Square
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.72821, -73.99089
Within ~1 km
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How does 34-36 Cooper Square 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. Its site EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,500 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 40 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 34-36 Cooper Square's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 34-36 Cooper Square, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 8 in 2022 to 28 in 2023 (+20 points). Site EUI moved from 130.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 40% decrease. Reported emissions went from 360 tCO₂e to 360 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does a site EUI of 78.9 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. 34-36 Cooper Square's 78.9 kBtu/ft² across 53,500 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,237 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 154.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 642,849 kWh of electricity and 20,288 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 34-36 Cooper Square to report its energy use?
34-36 Cooper Square 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:6390953:2024). 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 34-36 Cooper Square's energy grade?
34-36 Cooper Square did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 78.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 34-36 Cooper Square use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 78.9 kBtu/ft² (154.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,500 sq ft, including 642,849 kWh of electricity and 20,288 therms of natural gas.
What are 34-36 Cooper Square's carbon emissions?
34-36 Cooper Square reported 360 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 34-36 Cooper Square?
34-36 Cooper Square is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.72821, -73.99089 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 34-36 Cooper Square and when was it built?
34-36 Cooper Square has 53,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 34-36 Cooper Square 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, “34-36 Cooper Square, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/34-36-cooper-square-34a4f1dc (data as of October 2, 2026).