998 Fifth Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 998 5TH AVE. · 10028
At a glance
998 Fifth Ave is a 165,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 998 5TH AVE. in New York City, New York, built in 1912. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.5 kBtu/ft² and 749 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 749 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 952,284 kWh |
| Natural gas | 70,556 therms |
| Gross floor area | 165,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2670655:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 62.5 kBtu/ft² | 749 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 60.7 kBtu/ft² | 714 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 59.1 kBtu/ft² | 622 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
- 998 5TH AVE.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77825, -73.96236
Within ~1 km
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How does 998 Fifth Ave 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. Its site EUI of 62.5 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 165,000 sq ft, it is about 63% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 40 years earlier 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 998 Fifth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 998 Fifth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 59.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 622 tCO₂e to 749 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does a site EUI of 62.5 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. 998 Fifth Ave's 62.5 kBtu/ft² across 165,000 sq ft works out to about 10.3 billion Btu (3,022 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 952,284 kWh of electricity and 70,556 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 998 Fifth Ave to report its energy use?
998 Fifth Ave 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:2670655:2024). 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 998 Fifth Ave's energy grade?
998 Fifth Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 998 Fifth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.5 kBtu/ft² (100.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 165,000 sq ft, including 952,284 kWh of electricity and 70,556 therms of natural gas.
What are 998 Fifth Ave's carbon emissions?
998 Fifth Ave reported 749 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 998 Fifth Ave?
998 Fifth Ave is at 998 5TH AVE., in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77825, -73.96236 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 998 Fifth Ave and when was it built?
998 Fifth Ave has 165,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 998 Fifth Ave 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, “998 Fifth Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/998-fifth-ave-f42f9196 (data as of October 2, 2026).