628 Broadway LLC - 628 Broadway

How does 628 Broadway LLC - 628 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. 628 Broadway LLC - 628 Broadway's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 60.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 66,500 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 30 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 628 Broadway LLC - 628 Broadway's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 628 Broadway LLC - 628 Broadway, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 57 in 2024 (-20 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 80. Site EUI moved from 45.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 33% increase. Reported emissions went from 248 tCO₂e to 421 tCO₂e over the same span (up 70%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. 628 Broadway LLC - 628 Broadway's 60.5 kBtu/ft² across 66,500 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,179 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 141.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 875,678 kWh of electricity, 12 therms of natural gas and 391 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 628 Broadway LLC - 628 Broadway to report its energy use?

628 Broadway LLC - 628 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:3314057:2024). 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.