523 Fulton Street
Strip Mall in New York City, NY · 523 Fulton St · 11201
At a glance
523 Fulton Street is a 114,000-square-foot strip mall building in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 33.1 kBtu/ft² and 390 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 33.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 81.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 390 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 897,361 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,090 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5731550:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 33.1 kBtu/ft² | 390 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 363 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 29.6 kBtu/ft² | 252 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
- 523 Fulton St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.69028, -73.98438
Within ~1 km
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How does 523 Fulton Street compare with other strip mall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 215 strip mall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 33.1 kBtu/ft² is about 70% below the average of 111.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,000 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 67,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 48 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 523 Fulton Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 523 Fulton Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 29.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 33.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 252 tCO₂e to 390 tCO₂e over the same span (up 55%).
What does a site EUI of 33.1 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. 523 Fulton Street's 33.1 kBtu/ft² across 114,000 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,106 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 81.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 897,361 kWh of electricity and 7,090 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 523 Fulton Street to report its energy use?
523 Fulton 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:5731550:2024). 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 523 Fulton Street's energy grade?
523 Fulton Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 33.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 523 Fulton Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.1 kBtu/ft² (81.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 114,000 sq ft, including 897,361 kWh of electricity and 7,090 therms of natural gas.
What are 523 Fulton Street's carbon emissions?
523 Fulton Street reported 390 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 523 Fulton Street?
523 Fulton Street is in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.69028, -73.98438 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 523 Fulton Street and when was it built?
523 Fulton Street has 114,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 523 Fulton Street 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, “523 Fulton Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/523-fulton-street-6eaa39f5 (data as of October 2, 2026).