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4 Columbus Circle

Office in New York City, NY · 10019

At a glance

4 Columbus Circle is a 102,720-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1987. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 66.4 kBtu/ft² and 559 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.

ENERGY STAR score
62
band C · 2022
Site EUI
66.4
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
559
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.4
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
102,720
sq ft
Year built
1987
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score62 (band C)
Site EUI66.4 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI170.9 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions559 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity1,715,291 kWh
Gross floor area102,720 sq ft
Source recordnyc:12226831:2022

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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
4 Columbus Circle
State
New York
ZIP
10019
Coordinates
40.76746, -73.98281

Within ~1 km

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How does 4 Columbus Circle 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. 4 Columbus Circle's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 66.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 102,720 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 47 years later 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 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. 4 Columbus Circle's 66.4 kBtu/ft² across 102,720 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (1,999 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 170.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,715,291 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 4 Columbus Circle to report its energy use?

4 Columbus Circle 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:12226831:2022). 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 4 Columbus Circle's energy grade?

4 Columbus Circle scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does 4 Columbus Circle use?

Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 66.4 kBtu/ft² (170.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 102,720 sq ft, including 1,715,291 kWh of electricity.

What are 4 Columbus Circle's carbon emissions?

4 Columbus Circle reported 559 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.

Where is 4 Columbus Circle?

4 Columbus Circle is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76746, -73.98281 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is 4 Columbus Circle and when was it built?

4 Columbus Circle has 102,720 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as office.

Is 4 Columbus Circle 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, “4 Columbus Circle, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/4-columbus-circle-a929ce25 (data as of October 2, 2026).