BuildingCensus

Biggest building emitters in New York City

Top 100 by reported greenhouse-gas emissions under Local Law 84 (LL84), latest disclosure year per building. 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.

Top 100 by reported emissions

#BuildingCityEmissionsScoreFloor area
1St. Barnabas Nursing Home 1New York City1,930,445 tCO₂eD1115,495 sq ft
2St. Barnabas ParentNew York City1,925,440 tCO₂eD1521,174 sq ft
3136 - St. Vincent Ferrer St. Catherine Siena - Parent PropertyNew York City414,109 tCO₂e84,131 sq ft
4Pratt S.I. Campus - TotalNew York City141,938 tCO₂e438,530 sq ft
5Co-Op CityNew York City138,481 tCO₂eD4621,150,159 sq ft
6NYP Columbia (West Campus)New York City132,358 tCO₂eD125,144,107 sq ft
7Benchmarking Group - 211New York City93,318 tCO₂e5,970,773 sq ft
8120 - Epiphany Church and Lower School - Parent PropertyNew York City91,274 tCO₂eD153,000 sq ft
9Franklin Plaza 1656New York City85,851 tCO₂eD11,838,700 sq ft
10Columbia University Main CampusNew York City85,124 tCO₂e6,890,880 sq ft
11DOC_9202_Rikers Island BakeryNew York City83,035 tCO₂e111,450 sq ft
12NYU: Washington Square CoGen CampusNew York City80,240 tCO₂e7,553,129 sq ft
13LL84 NYU Langone Health - Main CampusNew York City76,581 tCO₂e3,532,083 sq ft
14Parkchester Full Campus (North + South)New York City72,078 tCO₂eD2812,817,770 sq ft
15LL84 NYU Langone Health Tisch HospitalNew York City71,553 tCO₂eD1689,324 sq ft
16Rockefeller Center (All Bldgs)New York City71,221 tCO₂e8,053,115 sq ft
17Rochdale Village - 4436332New York City69,444 tCO₂eD1254,803 sq ft
18Rochdale Village - CampusNew York City69,444 tCO₂eD97,898,975 sq ft
19Hudson Yards Cogen CampusNew York City68,380 tCO₂e7,739,076 sq ft
20Warren Weaver HallNew York City66,677 tCO₂e178,324 sq ft
21MSKCC - Super Campus -(Main Campus / Schwartz / RRL/ ZRC )New York City63,172 tCO₂e2,437,399 sq ft
22CEPSR SchapiroNew York City60,211 tCO₂e207,940 sq ft
23AECOM College, Laboratory Spaces and Weiler CampusNew York City59,462 tCO₂e2,173,486 sq ft
24NYP Cornell (East Campus)New York City55,574 tCO₂eD472,801,795 sq ft
25111 Eighth AvenueNew York City53,701 tCO₂e2,375,706 sq ft
26Moses CampusNew York City52,888 tCO₂e1,590,710 sq ft
27DEP > BWT_9611_Newtown Creek WPCP CampusNew York City51,516 tCO₂eD11,306,271 sq ft
28Benchmarking Group - 212New York City51,477 tCO₂e3,472,597 sq ft
291980-2040 East Tremont Avenue - Parent PropertyNew York City49,023 tCO₂eD12,820,651 sq ft
302020 East Tremont AvenueNew York City49,023 tCO₂eD12,409,161 sq ft
31MSKCC Super Campus - Main Campus / RRL / ZRCNew York City48,737 tCO₂e2,490,355 sq ft
32NH LIJ ZH Hospital CampusNew York City47,836 tCO₂eD121,699,445 sq ft
33P&S - Black LL97New York City47,833 tCO₂e721,049 sq ft
34P&S - BlackNew York City47,833 tCO₂e721,049 sq ft
35NH LIJ 75-59 263rd St 4463314New York City47,164 tCO₂e22,298 sq ft
36Parkchester South - 2039430200New York City46,701 tCO₂e50,000 sq ft
37DEP > BWT_859_Wards Island WPCP CampusNew York City46,043 tCO₂eD201,546,246 sq ft
38Benchmarking Group - 38New York City45,282 tCO₂eA932,381,204 sq ft
39Moses CampusNew York City44,394 tCO₂eD301,715,442 sq ft
40NH LIJ Hillside CampusNew York City43,849 tCO₂eD211,729,945 sq ft
41NH LIJ MedicalNew York City42,561 tCO₂eD151,575,735 sq ft
423401 BAINBRIDGE AVENew York City41,357 tCO₂eD1626,044 sq ft
43Stuyvesant TownNew York City39,464 tCO₂eB839,055,218 sq ft
441300 Morris Park AvenueNew York City39,017 tCO₂e572,892 sq ft
45Benchmarking Group - 226New York City38,988 tCO₂e2,345,603 sq ft
46Benchmarking Group - 10New York City38,540 tCO₂e3,385,955 sq ft
47388 Greenwich - HQNew York City38,264 tCO₂eB822,329,941 sq ft
48H+H_9691_Bellevue Hospital: CenterNew York City37,776 tCO₂eA912,276,300 sq ft
4920-30 Hudson YardsNew York City34,862 tCO₂e3,810,623 sq ft
5030 Rockefeller Plaza (Bld 1 & 9)New York City34,855 tCO₂e2,862,565 sq ft
51Western Union BuildingNew York City34,247 tCO₂e1,028,016 sq ft
521250-1300 Morris Park Avenue (South Campus, Lot 1)New York City33,437 tCO₂e911,540 sq ft
53CIG MMA_4427_Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City33,134 tCO₂e2,153,282 sq ft
54Warbasse HouseNew York City31,947 tCO₂eD383,438,544 sq ft
552701 W 6th StNew York City31,654 tCO₂e63,600 sq ft
56RIIS/RIIS II/WALD/BARUCH/BARUCH HOUSES ADDITION CAMPUSNew York City31,233 tCO₂eC655,348,775 sq ft
57H+H_4318_Kings County Hospital: Buildings A, B, CNew York City30,242 tCO₂eD2658,920 sq ft
58Benchmarking Group - 33New York City29,734 tCO₂e2,518,921 sq ft
59Deutsche Bank CenterNew York City29,493 tCO₂e2,598,958 sq ft
60RED HOOK EAST/RED HOOK WEST CAMPUSNew York City28,110 tCO₂eD22,728,410 sq ft
61Benchmarking Group - 23New York City27,497 tCO₂eA941,654,909 sq ft
62KERN57 - 303 East 57th StreetNew York City27,242 tCO₂eD1539,027 sq ft
63JOHNSONNew York City27,122 tCO₂eD11,261,187 sq ft
64DEP > BWT_840_North River WPCP CampusNew York City26,978 tCO₂eD91,129,933 sq ft
65PENN 1 (LL97)New York City26,265 tCO₂e2,488,353 sq ft
66Philippine Center Management BoardNew York City25,965 tCO₂e39,000 sq ft
67One Bryant ParkNew York City25,651 tCO₂eC622,237,686 sq ft
68Main Campus - Lot 05 (Part of MSKCC - Main Campus / RRL / ZRC)New York City24,657 tCO₂e1,208,625 sq ft
69Benchmarking Group - 8New York City23,553 tCO₂eA901,289,724 sq ft
70JOHNSON/JEFFERSON CAMPUSNew York City23,489 tCO₂eD102,758,857 sq ft
71Brooklyn Army Terminal - CampusNew York City23,485 tCO₂e3,926,973 sq ft
72CIG > LCPA_CAMPUS ON CMPNew York City22,795 tCO₂e2,396,331 sq ft
7355 WaterNew York City22,761 tCO₂eB783,486,407 sq ft
74DEP > BWT_9609_Hunts Point WPCP CampusNew York City22,547 tCO₂eB74509,197 sq ft
75Benchmarking Group - 115New York City22,251 tCO₂eD311,081,100 sq ft
76H+H_4327_Woodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterNew York City22,171 tCO₂eD201,075,702 sq ft
77New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - LL84New York City22,045 tCO₂eD221,943,287 sq ft
7832 Sixth AvenueNew York City21,859 tCO₂e1,128,856 sq ft
79Jerome L Greene Science Center/Lenfest Center for the ArtsNew York City21,736 tCO₂e607,803 sq ft
80Maimonides - Main CampusNew York City21,706 tCO₂eC60895,621 sq ft
81One New York Plaza (13 SOUTH STREET)New York City21,686 tCO₂eC592,542,563 sq ft
82DEP > BWT_9607_Bowery Bay WPCP CampusNew York City21,467 tCO₂eB771,417,230 sq ft
83Benchmarking Group - 51New York City21,436 tCO₂e2,516,390 sq ft
84CBS Broadcast CenterNew York City21,401 tCO₂e737,480 sq ft
85H+H_4295_Jacobi Medical Center: Jacobi BuildingNew York City21,379 tCO₂eD7716,550 sq ft
86Benchmarking Group - 218New York City21,163 tCO₂e457,900 sq ft
87DEP_9921_Croton Water Treatment PlantNew York City21,133 tCO₂e456,500 sq ft
88Zuckerman Research Center - (Child of MSKCC Super Campus)New York City21,071 tCO₂e703,782 sq ft
89Morningside Campus ParentNew York City21,054 tCO₂e1,039,510 sq ft
90New York Presbyterian- Brooklyn Methodist HospitalNew York City21,034 tCO₂eA961,451,790 sq ft
911633 Broadway - Paramount PlazaNew York City21,025 tCO₂eB752,837,932 sq ft
92Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterNew York City20,700 tCO₂eB731,321,320 sq ft
93Metlife Building (200 Park)New York City20,663 tCO₂eC692,993,388 sq ft
94Westview - 595-625 Main StreetNew York City20,662 tCO₂e526,933 sq ft
951260 Avenue of the Americas (Bld 18) (Radio City)New York City20,323 tCO₂e1,003,272 sq ft
96North Shore Towers CampusNew York City20,226 tCO₂e3,477,147 sq ft
971211 Avenue of the AmericasNew York City20,081 tCO₂e2,005,345 sq ft
98SHEEPSHEAD BAY/NOSTRAND CAMPUSNew York City20,059 tCO₂eD52,159,000 sq ft
991221 Avenue of the AmericasNew York City19,685 tCO₂eA862,636,182 sq ft
100Benchmarking Group - 17New York City19,684 tCO₂e641,893 sq ft

Frequently asked questions

Which New York City building emits the most carbon?

St. Barnabas Nursing Home 1 reported 1,930,445 tCO₂e in its latest Local Law 84 (LL84) disclosure — the highest in New York City. 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.

Dataset updated . Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure public disclosure.