DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station
Other - Recreation in New York City, NY · 2230 5th Ave · 10037
At a glance
DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station is a 395-square-foot other - recreation building at 2230 5th Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1956. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 307.0 kBtu/ft² and 14 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 307.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 859.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 14 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 35.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 35,539 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 395 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21354974:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 307.0 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 276.1 kBtu/ft² | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 292.6 kBtu/ft² | 10 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
- 2230 5th Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10037
- Coordinates
- 40.81318, -73.93732
Within ~1 km
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How does DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station compare with other other - recreation buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 264 other - recreation buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 307.0 kBtu/ft² is about 85% above the average of 166.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 35.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 172% above the group average of 13.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 395 sq ft, it is about 99% below the average floor area of 27,514 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 9 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 292.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 307.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 10 tCO₂e to 14 tCO₂e over the same span (up 42%).
What does a site EUI of 307.0 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. DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station's 307.0 kBtu/ft² across 395 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (36 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 859.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 35,539 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station to report its energy use?
DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station 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:21354974:2024). 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 DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station's energy grade?
DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 307.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 307.0 kBtu/ft² (859.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 395 sq ft, including 35,539 kWh of electricity.
What are DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station's carbon emissions?
DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station reported 14 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (35.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station?
DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station is at 2230 5th Ave, in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.81318, -73.93732 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station and when was it built?
DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station has 395 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station 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, “DPR_5670_Howard Bennett Playground Comfort Station, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dpr-5670-howard-bennett-playground-comfort-station-7e3af0b7 (data as of October 2, 2026).