5 East 196th St

How does 5 East 196th St 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. 5 East 196th St's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 96.9 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 51,896 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 11 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 5 East 196th St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 5 East 196th St, covering report years 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 99.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 96.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 309 tCO₂e to 311 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. 5 East 196th St's 96.9 kBtu/ft² across 51,896 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,474 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 206,527 kWh of electricity, 43,222 therms of natural gas and 6,639 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5 East 196th St to report its energy use?

5 East 196th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:15617016:2024). 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.