Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 500 East 63 Street · 10065
At a glance
Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street is a 304,910-square-foot multifamily housing building at 500 East 63 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1970. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 256.8 kBtu/ft² and 5,092 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% 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 | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 256.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 354.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 5,092 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 16.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,336,423 kWh |
| Natural gas | 627,619 therms |
| Gross floor area | 304,910 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10836497:2024 |
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
- 500 East 63 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10065
- Coordinates
- 40.76093, -73.95775
Within ~1 km
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How does Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street 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. Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 256.8 kBtu/ft² is about 243% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 16.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 221% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 304,910 sq ft, it is about 202% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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. Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street's 256.8 kBtu/ft² across 304,910 sq ft works out to about 78.3 billion Btu (22,948 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 354.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,336,423 kWh of electricity and 627,619 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street to report its energy use?
Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street 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:10836497:2024). 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 Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street's energy grade?
Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 256.8 kBtu/ft² (354.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 304,910 sq ft, including 4,336,423 kWh of electricity and 627,619 therms of natural gas.
What are Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street's carbon emissions?
Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street reported 5,092 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (16.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street?
Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street is at 500 East 63 Street, in New York City, New York 10065. Its coordinates are 40.76093, -73.95775 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street and when was it built?
Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street has 304,910 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street 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, “Rockefeller University Residential - 500 E. 63rd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rockefeller-university-residential-500-e-63rd-street-3548903b (data as of October 2, 2026).