Lyric

How does Lyric 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. Lyric's ENERGY STAR score of 19 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 78.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 296,691 sq ft, it is about 194% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 48 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 Lyric's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Lyric, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 10 in 2023 to 19 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 93.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 78.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,090 tCO₂e to 1,938 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 19 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 19 means the building performs better than about 19% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 19 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 56 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. Lyric's 78.2 kBtu/ft² across 296,691 sq ft works out to about 23.2 billion Btu (6,800 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 149.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,338,421 kWh of electricity, 118,081 therms of natural gas and 892 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Lyric to report its energy use?

Lyric 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:3114316:2024). 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.