Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave

How does Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave compare with other senior living community buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 296 senior living community buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 57 across the 229 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 81.4 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 112.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% below the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 139,100 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 108,590 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 71. Site EUI moved from 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 81.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 766 tCO₂e to 809 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave's 81.4 kBtu/ft² across 139,100 sq ft works out to about 11.3 billion Btu (3,318 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 981,751 kWh of electricity, 79,784 therms of natural gas and 5,464 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave to report its energy use?

Vista on 5th: 1263 5th Ave 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:3319024:2024). 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.