938-980 48th Street

How does 938-980 48th Street compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 226 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 938-980 48th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 61 across the 113 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 216.5 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 248.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 24.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% above the group average of 18.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 196,205 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 450,487 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 938-980 48th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 938-980 48th Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 2 in both 2023 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 225.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 216.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,509 tCO₂e to 4,889 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 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 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 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. 938-980 48th Street's 216.5 kBtu/ft² across 196,205 sq ft works out to about 42.5 billion Btu (12,449 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 606.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 12,450,794 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 938-980 48th Street to report its energy use?

938-980 48th Street 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:33572362:2024). 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.