Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker

How does Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker 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. Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 38.9 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 49,573 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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.

How has Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 72 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 77. Site EUI moved from 39.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 164 tCO₂e to 222 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker's 38.9 kBtu/ft² across 49,573 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (565 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 108.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 565,236 kWh of electricity and 1,447 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker to report its energy use?

Watermark Capital Management : 260 Knickerbocker 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:20754052:2024). 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.