405 44 STREET

How does 405 44 STREET compare with other senior living community buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 296 senior living community buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 405 44 STREET's ENERGY STAR score of 8 compares with an average of 57 across the 229 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 96.3 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 112.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 65,048 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 108,590 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 33 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 405 44 STREET's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 405 44 STREET, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 8 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 103.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 96.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 402 tCO₂e to 403 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 8 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 8 means the building performs better than about 8% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 8 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 67 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. 405 44 STREET's 96.3 kBtu/ft² across 65,048 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,836 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 135.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 372,235 kWh of electricity, 49,934 therms of natural gas and 3,420 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 405 44 STREET to report its energy use?

405 44 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:26000458:2023). 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.