555 Broadway

How does 555 Broadway compare with other office buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 555 Broadway's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 49.5 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 243,442 sq ft, it is about 18% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 40 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 555 Broadway's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 555 Broadway, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 74 in 2022 to 60 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 77. Site EUI moved from 44.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 49.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 864 tCO₂e to 1,388 tCO₂e over the same span (up 61%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. 555 Broadway's 49.5 kBtu/ft² across 243,442 sq ft works out to about 12.1 billion Btu (3,532 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 138.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,534,368 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 555 Broadway to report its energy use?

555 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:3121075:2024). 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.