42O EAST 82 STREET

How does 42O EAST 82 STREET compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 42O EAST 82 STREET's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 79.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 26,400 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 42O EAST 82 STREET's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 42O EAST 82 STREET, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 20 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (+62 points). Site EUI moved from 125.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 250 tCO₂e to 175 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 42O EAST 82 STREET's 79.5 kBtu/ft² across 26,400 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (615 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 113.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 143,782 kWh of electricity, 537 therms of natural gas and 1,043 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 42O EAST 82 STREET to report its energy use?

42O EAST 82 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:15727487:2024). 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.