BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 52 Vanderbilt Avenue · 10017
At a glance
BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue is a 192,351-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1914. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 80 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 70.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,079 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 52% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 80 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 70.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 126.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,079 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,691,926 kWh |
| Natural gas | 78,134 therms |
| Water use | 4,399 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 192,351 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:47529096:2024 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 52 Vanderbilt Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75404, -73.97721
Within ~1 km
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How does BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue 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. BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 70.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 192,351 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1914, 26 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue's 70.6 kBtu/ft² across 192,351 sq ft works out to about 13.6 billion Btu (3,980 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 126.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,691,926 kWh of electricity, 78,134 therms of natural gas and 4,399 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue to report its energy use?
BR - 52 Vanderbilt 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:47529096:2024). 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 BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue's energy grade?
BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue scores 80 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft² (126.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 192,351 sq ft, including 1,691,926 kWh of electricity and 78,134 therms of natural gas.
What are BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue's carbon emissions?
BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue reported 1,079 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue?
BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue is in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75404, -73.97721 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue and when was it built?
BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue has 192,351 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1914 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is BR - 52 Vanderbilt 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, “BR - 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/br-52-vanderbilt-avenue-9f47e48e (data as of October 2, 2026).