URA Group - 20 East 46 Street
Office in New York City, NY · 20 East 46th Street · 10017
At a glance
URA Group - 20 East 46 Street is a 87,016-square-foot office building at 20 East 46th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1958. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 78.4 kBtu/ft² and 482 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 78.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 158.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 482 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,113,118 kWh |
| Water use | 2,689 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 87,016 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5850413:2022 |
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
- 20 East 46th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75559, -73.97801
Within ~1 km
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How does URA Group - 20 East 46 Street 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. URA Group - 20 East 46 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 78.4 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,016 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 18 years later 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. URA Group - 20 East 46 Street's 78.4 kBtu/ft² across 87,016 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (1,999 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 158.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,113,118 kWh of electricity and 2,689 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires URA Group - 20 East 46 Street to report its energy use?
URA Group - 20 East 46 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:5850413:2022). 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 URA Group - 20 East 46 Street's energy grade?
URA Group - 20 East 46 Street scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does URA Group - 20 East 46 Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 78.4 kBtu/ft² (158.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 87,016 sq ft, including 1,113,118 kWh of electricity.
What are URA Group - 20 East 46 Street's carbon emissions?
URA Group - 20 East 46 Street reported 482 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is URA Group - 20 East 46 Street?
URA Group - 20 East 46 Street is at 20 East 46th Street, in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75559, -73.97801 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is URA Group - 20 East 46 Street and when was it built?
URA Group - 20 East 46 Street has 87,016 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is URA Group - 20 East 46 Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “URA Group - 20 East 46 Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/ura-group-20-east-46-street-486e5ffa (data as of October 2, 2026).