498 Columbia St
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 11231
At a glance
498 Columbia St is a 61,800-square-foot retail store in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 0.5 kBtu/ft² and 2 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 0.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 1.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,994 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 61,800 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20400040:2022 |
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.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 498 Columbia St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11231
- Coordinates
- 40.67453, -74.00777
Within ~1 km
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How does 498 Columbia St compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 0.5 kBtu/ft² is about 99% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 100% below the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,800 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 33 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 0.5 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. 498 Columbia St's 0.5 kBtu/ft² across 61,800 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (9 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 1.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,994 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 498 Columbia St to report its energy use?
498 Columbia St 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:20400040:2022). 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 498 Columbia St's energy grade?
498 Columbia St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 0.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 498 Columbia St use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 0.5 kBtu/ft² (1.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 61,800 sq ft, including 7,994 kWh of electricity.
What are 498 Columbia St's carbon emissions?
498 Columbia St reported 2 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 498 Columbia St?
498 Columbia St is in New York City, New York 11231. Its coordinates are 40.67453, -74.00777 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 498 Columbia St and when was it built?
498 Columbia St has 61,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 498 Columbia St 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, “498 Columbia St, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/498-columbia-st-200b1026 (data as of October 2, 2026).