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NYLS-New York Law Campus

College/University in New York City, NY · 185 West Broadway · 10013

At a glance

NYLS-New York Law Campus is a 344,852-square-foot college/university building at 185 West Broadway in New York City, New York, built in 2009. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.9 kBtu/ft² and 2,756 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
84.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
2,756
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
8.0
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
344,852
sq ft
Year built
2009
vintage
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Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI84.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI179.7 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions2,756 tCO₂e
GHG intensity8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity4,918,535 kWh
Natural gas4,098 therms
Gross floor area344,852 sq ft
Source recordnyc:5870918:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—84.9 kBtu/ft²2,756 tCO₂e
2023—88.8 kBtu/ft²2,745 tCO₂e
2022—87.7 kBtu/ft²2,309 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
185 West Broadway
State
New York
ZIP
10013
Coordinates
40.71818, -74.00711

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How does NYLS-New York Law Campus compare with other college/university buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 553 college/university buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 84.9 kBtu/ft² is about 10% below the average of 94.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 344,852 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 202,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 62 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².

How has NYLS-New York Law Campus's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for NYLS-New York Law Campus, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 87.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 84.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,309 tCO₂e to 2,756 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).

What does a site EUI of 84.9 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. NYLS-New York Law Campus's 84.9 kBtu/ft² across 344,852 sq ft works out to about 29.3 billion Btu (8,581 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 179.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,918,535 kWh of electricity and 4,098 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires NYLS-New York Law Campus to report its energy use?

NYLS-New York Law Campus 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:5870918:2024). 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 NYLS-New York Law Campus's energy grade?

NYLS-New York Law Campus did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.9 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does NYLS-New York Law Campus use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.9 kBtu/ft² (179.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 344,852 sq ft, including 4,918,535 kWh of electricity and 4,098 therms of natural gas.

What are NYLS-New York Law Campus's carbon emissions?

NYLS-New York Law Campus reported 2,756 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is NYLS-New York Law Campus?

NYLS-New York Law Campus is at 185 West Broadway, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71818, -74.00711 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is NYLS-New York Law Campus and when was it built?

NYLS-New York Law Campus has 344,852 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.

Is NYLS-New York Law Campus 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, “NYLS-New York Law Campus, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/nyls-new-york-law-campus-48fb02e5 (data as of October 2, 2026).