55 Austin Place

How does 55 Austin Place 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. 55 Austin Place's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 76.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 182,046 sq ft, it is about 80% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 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 55 Austin Place's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 55 Austin Place, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2023 to 56 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 66. Site EUI moved from 77.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 76.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 872 tCO₂e to 874 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. 55 Austin Place's 76.8 kBtu/ft² across 182,046 sq ft works out to about 14 billion Btu (4,097 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 101.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 622,313 kWh of electricity, 118,554 therms of natural gas and 9,072 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 55 Austin Place to report its energy use?

55 Austin Place 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:33509417:2024). 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.