Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street
Medical Office in New York City, NY · 279 East 3rd Street · 10009
At a glance
Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street is a 26,793-square-foot medical office in New York City, New York, built in 1975. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 20 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 104.6 kBtu/ft² and 282 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 147 scored medical office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 20 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 104.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 249.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 282 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 627,920 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,590 therms |
| Water use | 547 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,793 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:11539542:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 20 | -4 | 104.6 kBtu/ft² | 282 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 24 | +18 | 100.6 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 6 | 140.3 kBtu/ft² | 282 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
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Location
- Address
- 279 East 3rd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10009
- Coordinates
- 40.72147, -73.98009
Within ~1 km
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How does Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street compare with other medical office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 188 medical office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street's ENERGY STAR score of 20 compares with an average of 65 across the 147 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 104.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 97.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,793 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 75,019 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2022 to 20 in 2024 (+14 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 24. Site EUI moved from 140.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 104.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 282 tCO₂e to 282 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 20 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 20 means the building performs better than about 20% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 20 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 55 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. Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street's 104.6 kBtu/ft² across 26,793 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (821 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 249.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 627,920 kWh of electricity, 6,590 therms of natural gas and 547 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street to report its energy use?
Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd 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:11539542:2024). 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 Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street's energy grade?
Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street scores 20 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 Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 104.6 kBtu/ft² (249.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,793 sq ft, including 627,920 kWh of electricity and 6,590 therms of natural gas.
What are Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street's carbon emissions?
Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street reported 282 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street?
Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street is in New York City, New York 10009. Its coordinates are 40.72147, -73.98009 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street and when was it built?
Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street has 26,793 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as medical office.
Is Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd 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, “Ryan NENA - 279 East 3rd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/ryan-nena-279-east-3rd-street-7d97684b (data as of October 2, 2026).