West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street)

How does West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street) 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. West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street)'s ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 78% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 62.1 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 229,973 sq ft, it is about 128% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 22 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.

How has West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2023 to 91 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 21.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 62.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 188% increase. Reported emissions went from 503 tCO₂e to 1,226 tCO₂e over the same span (up 144%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street)'s 62.1 kBtu/ft² across 229,973 sq ft works out to about 14.3 billion Btu (4,185 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,285,958 kWh of electricity, 6,411 therms of natural gas and 10,376 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th Street) to report its energy use?

West 56th Street Associates (330 West 56th 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:26664078:2024). 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.