NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 2 EAST 103 STREET · 10029
At a glance
NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue is a 149,061-square-foot office building at 2 EAST 103 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.5 kBtu/ft² and 680 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 680 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,097,976 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,808 therms |
| Gross floor area | 149,061 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:16815848:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 680 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 77 | -2 | 53.7 kBtu/ft² | 629 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 79 | 54.1 kBtu/ft² | 536 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
- 2 EAST 103 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10029
- Coordinates
- 40.79224, -73.95229
Within ~1 km
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How does NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue 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 56.5 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 149,061 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 14 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 NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2022 to 77 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 79. Site EUI moved from 54.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 536 tCO₂e to 680 tCO₂e over the same span (up 27%).
What does a site EUI of 56.5 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. NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue's 56.5 kBtu/ft² across 149,061 sq ft works out to about 8.4 billion Btu (2,468 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,097,976 kWh of electricity and 46,808 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue to report its energy use?
NYAM - 1216 Fifth 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:16815848:2024). 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 NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue's energy grade?
NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.5 kBtu/ft² (103.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 149,061 sq ft, including 1,097,976 kWh of electricity and 46,808 therms of natural gas.
What are NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue's carbon emissions?
NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue reported 680 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue?
NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue is at 2 EAST 103 STREET, in New York City, New York 10029. Its coordinates are 40.79224, -73.95229 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue and when was it built?
NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue has 149,061 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is NYAM - 1216 Fifth 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, “NYAM - 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/nyam-1216-fifth-avenue-08ed9fcc (data as of October 2, 2026).