38 West 48th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10036
At a glance
38 West 48th Street is a 33,151-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 34 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 104.4 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 34 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 104.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 195.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 487,031 kWh |
| Water use | 1,372 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,151 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6933123:2022 |
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
- 38 West 48th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75803, -73.97990
Within ~1 km
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How does 38 West 48th Street 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. 38 West 48th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 34 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 104.4 kBtu/ft² is about 62% 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 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,151 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 14 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 34 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 34 means the building performs better than about 34% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 34 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 41 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. 38 West 48th Street's 104.4 kBtu/ft² across 33,151 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,014 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 195.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 487,031 kWh of electricity and 1,372 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 38 West 48th Street to report its energy use?
38 West 48th 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:6933123:2022). 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 38 West 48th Street's energy grade?
38 West 48th Street scores 34 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 38 West 48th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 104.4 kBtu/ft² (195.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,151 sq ft, including 487,031 kWh of electricity.
What are 38 West 48th Street's carbon emissions?
38 West 48th Street reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 38 West 48th Street?
38 West 48th Street is in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75803, -73.97990 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 38 West 48th Street and when was it built?
38 West 48th Street has 33,151 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 38 West 48th 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, “38 West 48th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/38-west-48th-street-10fe800b (data as of October 2, 2026).