61 Broadway

How does 61 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. 61 Broadway's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 40.4 kBtu/ft² is about 37% 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 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 709,520 sq ft, it is about 245% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 24 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 61 Broadway's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 61 Broadway, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2022 to 89 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 92. Site EUI moved from 46.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 40.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,535 tCO₂e to 2,699 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 61 Broadway's 40.4 kBtu/ft² across 709,520 sq ft works out to about 28.7 billion Btu (8,401 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 85.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,801,588 kWh of electricity and 4,816 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 61 Broadway to report its energy use?

61 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:4125459:2024). 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.