Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 500-518 E. 63rd Street · 10065
At a glance
Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars is a 787,420-square-foot multifamily housing building at 500-518 E. 63rd Street in New York City, New York, built in 1980. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 23 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 78.1 kBtu/ft² and 4,785 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 23 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 78.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 128.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,785 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,011,180 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,540 therms |
| Gross floor area | 787,420 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15346899:2023 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 500-518 E. 63rd 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 - Faculty&Scholars 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 - Faculty&Scholars's ENERGY STAR score of 23 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 78.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 787,420 sq ft, it is about 680% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 28 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 23 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 23 means the building performs better than about 23% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 23 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 52 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 - Faculty&Scholars's 78.1 kBtu/ft² across 787,420 sq ft works out to about 61.5 billion Btu (18,023 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 128.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,011,180 kWh of electricity and 16,540 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars to report its energy use?
Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15346899:2023). 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 - Faculty&Scholars's energy grade?
Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars scores 23 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 78.1 kBtu/ft² (128.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 787,420 sq ft, including 5,011,180 kWh of electricity and 16,540 therms of natural gas.
What are Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars's carbon emissions?
Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars reported 4,785 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars?
Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars is at 500-518 E. 63rd 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 - Faculty&Scholars and when was it built?
Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars has 787,420 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Rockefeller University Residential - Faculty&Scholars covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 - Faculty&Scholars, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rockefeller-university-residential-faculty-scholars-7027ae5c (data as of October 2, 2026).