Jay Suites Fifth Ave
Office in New York City, NY · 15 W 38th Street · 10018
At a glance
Jay Suites Fifth Ave is a 60,449-square-foot office building at 15 W 38th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1916. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.6 kBtu/ft² and 373 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 150.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 373 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 949,116 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,449 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6819234:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 53.6 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 50.6 kBtu/ft² | 333 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 257 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
- 15 W 38th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75131, -73.98352
Within ~1 km
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How does Jay Suites Fifth Ave 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 53.6 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below 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 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,449 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 24 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 Jay Suites Fifth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Jay Suites Fifth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 50.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 53.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 257 tCO₂e to 373 tCO₂e over the same span (up 45%).
What does a site EUI of 53.6 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. Jay Suites Fifth Ave's 53.6 kBtu/ft² across 60,449 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (950 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 150.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 949,116 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Jay Suites Fifth Ave to report its energy use?
Jay Suites Fifth Ave 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:6819234:2024). 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 Jay Suites Fifth Ave's energy grade?
Jay Suites Fifth Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Jay Suites Fifth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.6 kBtu/ft² (150.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 60,449 sq ft, including 949,116 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Jay Suites Fifth Ave's carbon emissions?
Jay Suites Fifth Ave reported 373 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Jay Suites Fifth Ave?
Jay Suites Fifth Ave is at 15 W 38th Street, in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75131, -73.98352 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Jay Suites Fifth Ave and when was it built?
Jay Suites Fifth Ave has 60,449 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Jay Suites Fifth Ave 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, “Jay Suites Fifth Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/jay-suites-fifth-ave-ab866cd1 (data as of October 2, 2026).