East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club
Restaurant in New York City, NY · 500 East 30th St. · 11016
At a glance
East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club is a 21,597-square-foot restaurant building at 500 East 30th St. in New York City, New York, built in 1982. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 59.5 kBtu/ft² and 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 59.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 93.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 87 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 113,364 kWh |
| Water use | 46 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 21,597 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25750328:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 59.5 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 255.2 kBtu/ft² | 371 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
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Location
- Address
- 500 East 30th St.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11016
Within ~1 km
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How does East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club compare with other restaurant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 35 restaurant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 59.5 kBtu/ft² is about 64% below the average of 163.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 65% below the group average of 11.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 21,597 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 22,315 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1950).
How has East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 255.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 77% decrease. Reported emissions went from 371 tCO₂e to 87 tCO₂e over the same span (down 76%).
What does a site EUI of 59.5 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. East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club's 59.5 kBtu/ft² across 21,597 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (377 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 93.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 113,364 kWh of electricity and 46 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club to report its energy use?
East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club 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:25750328:2024). 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 East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club's energy grade?
East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 59.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.5 kBtu/ft² (93.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,597 sq ft, including 113,364 kWh of electricity.
What are East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club's carbon emissions?
East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club reported 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club?
East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club is at 500 East 30th St., in New York City, New York 11016.
How big is East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club and when was it built?
East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club has 21,597 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as restaurant.
Is East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club 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, “East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/east-34th-street-heliport-and-the-water-club-fd68593a (data as of October 2, 2026).