685 5th Ave Condominium
Office in New York City, NY · 685 5th Ave · 10022
At a glance
685 5th Ave Condominium is a 136,940-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,191 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 84.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 202.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,191 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,544,422 kWh |
| Natural gas | 283 therms |
| Gross floor area | 136,940 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15899266:2024 |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 685 5th Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76082, -73.97509
Within ~1 km
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How does 685 5th Ave Condominium 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. Its site EUI of 84.5 kBtu/ft² is about 31% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 136,940 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 14 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.
What does a site EUI of 84.5 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 685 5th Ave Condominium's 84.5 kBtu/ft² across 136,940 sq ft works out to about 11.6 billion Btu (3,391 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 202.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,544,422 kWh of electricity and 283 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 685 5th Ave Condominium to report its energy use?
685 5th Ave Condominium 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:15899266:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 685 5th Ave Condominium's energy grade?
685 5th Ave Condominium did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 685 5th Ave Condominium use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft² (202.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 136,940 sq ft, including 2,544,422 kWh of electricity and 283 therms of natural gas.
What are 685 5th Ave Condominium's carbon emissions?
685 5th Ave Condominium reported 1,191 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 685 5th Ave Condominium?
685 5th Ave Condominium is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76082, -73.97509 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 685 5th Ave Condominium and when was it built?
685 5th Ave Condominium has 136,940 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 685 5th Ave Condominium covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “685 5th Ave Condominium, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/685-5th-ave-condominium-63b7c900 (data as of October 2, 2026).