96 Fifth Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10011
At a glance
96 Fifth Avenue is a 180,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1962. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 11 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 133.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,867 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 11 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 133.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 178.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,867 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,220,945 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,964 therms |
| Gross floor area | 180,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2652722:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 11 | -11 | 133.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,867 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 22 | +16 | 113.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,567 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 6 | 153.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,904 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
- 96 Fifth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73659, -73.99320
Within ~1 km
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How does 96 Fifth Avenue compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 96 Fifth Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 11 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 133.6 kBtu/ft² is about 78% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 180,000 sq ft, it is about 78% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 96 Fifth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 96 Fifth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2022 to 11 in 2024 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 22. Site EUI moved from 153.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 133.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,904 tCO₂e to 1,867 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 11 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 11 means the building performs better than about 11% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 11 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 64 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. 96 Fifth Avenue's 133.6 kBtu/ft² across 180,000 sq ft works out to about 24 billion Btu (7,048 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 178.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,220,945 kWh of electricity and 3,964 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 96 Fifth Avenue to report its energy use?
96 Fifth Avenue 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:2652722:2024). 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 96 Fifth Avenue's energy grade?
96 Fifth Avenue scores 11 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 96 Fifth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 133.6 kBtu/ft² (178.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 180,000 sq ft, including 1,220,945 kWh of electricity and 3,964 therms of natural gas.
What are 96 Fifth Avenue's carbon emissions?
96 Fifth Avenue reported 1,867 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 96 Fifth Avenue?
96 Fifth Avenue is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73659, -73.99320 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 96 Fifth Avenue and when was it built?
96 Fifth Avenue has 180,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 96 Fifth Avenue 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, “96 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/96-fifth-avenue-4a1b4e3c (data as of October 2, 2026).