Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place
Strip Mall in New York City, NY · 535 La Guardia Place · 10012
At a glance
Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place is a 33,738-square-foot strip mall building at 535 La Guardia Place in New York City, New York, built in 1960. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 151.8 kBtu/ft² and 458 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 151.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 315.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 458 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 879,719 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,212 therms |
| Water use | 3,110 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,738 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6233974:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 151.8 kBtu/ft² | 458 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 146.6 kBtu/ft² | 433 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 162.7 kBtu/ft² | 395 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
- 535 La Guardia Place
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72861, -73.99848
Within ~1 km
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How does Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place compare with other strip mall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 215 strip mall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 151.8 kBtu/ft² is about 37% above the average of 111.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 54% above the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,738 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 67,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 162.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 151.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 395 tCO₂e to 458 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 151.8 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. Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place's 151.8 kBtu/ft² across 33,738 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,501 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 315.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 879,719 kWh of electricity, 21,212 therms of natural gas and 3,110 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place to report its energy use?
Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place 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:6233974:2024). 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 Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place's energy grade?
Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 151.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 151.8 kBtu/ft² (315.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,738 sq ft, including 879,719 kWh of electricity and 21,212 therms of natural gas.
What are Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place's carbon emissions?
Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place reported 458 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place?
Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place is at 535 La Guardia Place, in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72861, -73.99848 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place and when was it built?
Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place has 33,738 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place 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, “Copy Central / 535-555 LaGuardia Place, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/copy-central-535-555-laguardia-place-78ea83b0 (data as of October 2, 2026).