LAFAYETTE

How does LAFAYETTE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. LAFAYETTE's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 113.2 kBtu/ft² is about 51% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 995,000 sq ft, it is about 886% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has LAFAYETTE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for LAFAYETTE, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2022 to 37 in 2024 (+36 points). Site EUI moved from 222.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 113.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 49% decrease. Reported emissions went from 12,457 tCO₂e to 6,994 tCO₂e over the same span (down 44%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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: a score of 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. LAFAYETTE's 113.2 kBtu/ft² across 995,000 sq ft works out to about 112.6 billion Btu (33,010 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 147.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,773,995 kWh of electricity and 963,926 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires LAFAYETTE to report its energy use?

LAFAYETTE 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:2831088:2024). 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.