696 Broadway
Office in New York City, NY · 10003
At a glance
696 Broadway is a 82,844-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1906. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 79.5 kBtu/ft² and 593 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 79.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 166.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 593 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,148,530 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,698 therms |
| Water use | 1,454 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 82,844 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4483840:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 79.5 kBtu/ft² | 593 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 72.0 kBtu/ft² | 532 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 90.7 kBtu/ft² | 526 tCO₂e |
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
- 696 Broadway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.72850, -73.99417
Within ~1 km
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How does 696 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. Its site EUI of 79.5 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 82,844 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 34 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 696 Broadway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 696 Broadway, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 90.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 526 tCO₂e to 593 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 79.5 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. 696 Broadway's 79.5 kBtu/ft² across 82,844 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,930 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 166.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,148,530 kWh of electricity, 26,698 therms of natural gas and 1,454 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 696 Broadway to report its energy use?
696 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:4483840:2024). 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 696 Broadway's energy grade?
696 Broadway did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 79.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 696 Broadway use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.5 kBtu/ft² (166.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 82,844 sq ft, including 1,148,530 kWh of electricity and 26,698 therms of natural gas.
What are 696 Broadway's carbon emissions?
696 Broadway reported 593 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 696 Broadway?
696 Broadway is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.72850, -73.99417 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 696 Broadway and when was it built?
696 Broadway has 82,844 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1906 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 696 Broadway 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, “696 Broadway, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/696-broadway-084816a2 (data as of October 2, 2026).