Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 301 East 37 Street · 10016
At a glance
Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue is a 81,788-square-foot multifamily housing building at 301 East 37 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1941. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 97 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 60.9 kBtu/ft² and 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 86% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 97 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 60.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 400 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 229,868 kWh |
| Natural gas | 823 therms |
| Water use | 1,999 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 81,788 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25588357:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 97 | -2 | 60.9 kBtu/ft² | 400 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 99 | +1 | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 337 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
- 301 East 37 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74663, -73.97436
Within ~1 km
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How does Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue 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. Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 60.9 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 81,788 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 11 years earlier 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 Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2022 to 97 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 99. Site EUI moved from 55.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 337 tCO₂e to 400 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue's 60.9 kBtu/ft² across 81,788 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,460 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 229,868 kWh of electricity, 823 therms of natural gas and 1,999 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue to report its energy use?
Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue 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:25588357:2024). 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 Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue's energy grade?
Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue scores 97 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.9 kBtu/ft² (78.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 81,788 sq ft, including 229,868 kWh of electricity and 823 therms of natural gas.
What are Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue's carbon emissions?
Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue reported 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue?
Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue is at 301 East 37 Street, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74663, -73.97436 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue and when was it built?
Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue has 81,788 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1941 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue 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, “Lovett - 303 East 37th Street / 686 Second Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/lovett-303-east-37th-street-686-second-avenue-40e2f185 (data as of October 2, 2026).