Administration Office

How does Administration Office compare with other medical office buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 188 medical office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Administration Office's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 65 across the 147 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 79.7 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 97.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 27,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 75,019 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 40 years earlier than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Administration Office's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Administration Office, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 65 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 73. Site EUI moved from 62.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 27% increase. Reported emissions went from 124 tCO₂e to 174 tCO₂e over the same span (up 41%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. Administration Office's 79.7 kBtu/ft² across 27,000 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (631 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 146.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 282,568 kWh of electricity, 11,870 therms of natural gas and 61 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Administration Office to report its energy use?

Administration Office 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:7086217:2024). 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.