5605 2 AVENUE

How does 5605 2 AVENUE compare with other senior living community buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 296 senior living community buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 5605 2 AVENUE's ENERGY STAR score of 19 compares with an average of 57 across the 229 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 98.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 112.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 63,000 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 108,590 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1994, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 5605 2 AVENUE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 5605 2 AVENUE, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2022 to 19 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 26. Site EUI moved from 105.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 98.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 389 tCO₂e to 396 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 19 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 19 means the building performs better than about 19% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 19 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 56 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. 5605 2 AVENUE's 98.9 kBtu/ft² across 63,000 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,826 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 136.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 342,254 kWh of electricity and 50,642 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 5605 2 AVENUE to report its energy use?

5605 2 AVENUE 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:26000468:2023). 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.