FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office
Office in New York City, NY · 79th St Transverse Rd · 10024
At a glance
FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office is a 13,465-square-foot office building at 79th St Transverse Rd in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 189.4 kBtu/ft² and 294 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% 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 | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 189.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 530.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 294 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 21.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 747,563 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 13,465 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:60420793:2024 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 79th St Transverse Rd
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
Within ~1 km
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How does FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office 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. FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 189.4 kBtu/ft² is about 194% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 21.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 276% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 13,465 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1939 construction date is close to 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 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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. FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office's 189.4 kBtu/ft² across 13,465 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (747 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 530.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 747,563 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office to report its energy use?
FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central 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:60420793:2024). 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 FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office's energy grade?
FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 189.4 kBtu/ft² (530.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 13,465 sq ft, including 747,563 kWh of electricity.
What are FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office's carbon emissions?
FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office reported 294 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (21.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office?
FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office is at 79th St Transverse Rd, in New York City, New York 10024.
How big is FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office and when was it built?
FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office has 13,465 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office 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, “FDNY_3625_Central Park: Manhattan Central Office, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/fdny-3625-central-park-manhattan-central-office-a13f0cd1 (data as of October 2, 2026).