491 Broadway
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10012
At a glance
491 Broadway is a 47,184-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.5 kBtu/ft² and 224 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 86.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 224 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 246,113 kWh |
| Natural gas | 368 therms |
| Water use | 524 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 47,184 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4411784:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 224 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 237 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 71.9 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e |
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
- 491 Broadway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72203, -73.99967
Within ~1 km
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How does 491 Broadway 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. Its site EUI of 54.5 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,184 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 years earlier 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 491 Broadway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 491 Broadway, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 71.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 259 tCO₂e to 224 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 54.5 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 491 Broadway's 54.5 kBtu/ft² across 47,184 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (754 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 246,113 kWh of electricity, 368 therms of natural gas and 524 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 491 Broadway to report its energy use?
491 Broadway 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:4411784:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 491 Broadway's energy grade?
491 Broadway did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 491 Broadway use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.5 kBtu/ft² (86.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,184 sq ft, including 246,113 kWh of electricity and 368 therms of natural gas.
What are 491 Broadway's carbon emissions?
491 Broadway reported 224 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 491 Broadway?
491 Broadway is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72203, -73.99967 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 491 Broadway and when was it built?
491 Broadway has 47,184 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 491 Broadway covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “491 Broadway, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/491-broadway-4c42cdfb (data as of October 2, 2026).