401 West 130th Street

How does 401 West 130th Street compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 343 residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 401 West 130th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 69 across the 177 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 76.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 79.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 182,581 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 85,583 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 401 West 130th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 401 West 130th Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 123.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 76.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 787 tCO₂e to 1,078 tCO₂e over the same span (up 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. 401 West 130th Street's 76.1 kBtu/ft² across 182,581 sq ft works out to about 13.9 billion Btu (4,072 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,604,729 kWh of electricity and 84,225 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 401 West 130th Street to report its energy use?

401 West 130th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:34362623:2024). 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.