Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway)
Office in New York City, NY · 253-256 Broadway · 10007
At a glance
Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) is a 267,438-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1893. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 59.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,422 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 59.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 122.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,422 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,509,464 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 267,438 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9782558:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,422 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 59.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,203 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
- 253-256 Broadway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10007
- Coordinates
- 40.71326, -74.00706
Within ~1 km
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How does Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) 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. Its site EUI of 59.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 267,438 sq ft, it is about 30% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1893, 47 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.
How has Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway), covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 59.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,203 tCO₂e to 1,422 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).
What does a site EUI of 59.7 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. Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway)'s 59.7 kBtu/ft² across 267,438 sq ft works out to about 16 billion Btu (4,679 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 122.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,509,464 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) to report its energy use?
Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:9782558:2023). 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 Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway)'s energy grade?
Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 59.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 59.7 kBtu/ft² (122.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 267,438 sq ft, including 2,509,464 kWh of electricity.
What are Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway)'s carbon emissions?
Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) reported 1,422 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway)?
Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) is in New York City, New York 10007. Its coordinates are 40.71326, -74.00706 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) and when was it built?
Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) has 267,438 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1893 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway) covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Home Life Insurance Building (253-256 Broadway), New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/home-life-insurance-building-253-256-broadway-0d9e3435 (data as of October 2, 2026).