Low Library
College/University in New York City, NY · 535 West 116th Street · 10027
At a glance
Low Library is a 159,875-square-foot college/university building at 535 West 116th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1987. It is listed in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2023, with a site EUI of 0.0 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2024
Low Library appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Floor area on file: 159,875 sq ft · Built 1987
Source record nyc:2780700:2024
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | — | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | — | 226.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,282 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
- 535 West 116th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.80728, -73.96213
Within ~1 km
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How has Low Library's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Low Library, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 226.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 0.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 100% decrease.
Which law requires Low Library to report its energy use?
Low Library 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:2780700:2024). 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 Low Library's energy grade?
Low Library has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2024. The 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is Low Library?
Low Library is at 535 West 116th Street, in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.80728, -73.96213 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
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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, “Low Library, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/low-library-df50418d (data as of October 2, 2026).