Building energy

What New York’s large buildings told the City about their energy, 2024

39,090Buildings reporting

69Median Energy Star score

23.4 millionTons of CO₂ a year

24,338With a score

What the scores mean

Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy every year (Local Law 84). Energy Star rates a building from 1 to 100 against similar buildings across the country: 50 is the middle, 75 and up earns the label. Buildings are about two-thirds of the city’s carbon emissions, and Local Law 97 now caps them.

1–101,834
11–201,111
21–301,364
31–401,560
41–501,922
51–602,194
61–702,708
71–803,144
81–903,513
91–1004,988

Your block

Search an address to see the large buildings within 200 m and how they score.

By kind of building

Median score, and median energy a square foot (site EUI, in kBtu): hotels and hospitals run all night.

Kind	Buildings	Median score	Median kBtu a sq ft
Multifamily Housing	26,648	68	72
Office	2,687	78	58
K-12 School	2,000	69	60
Hotel	719	49	87
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse	516	61	32
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant	463	—	47
Retail Store	445	71	63
Parking	384	64	15
College/University	356	—	72
Self-Storage Facility	354	—	14
Residence Hall/Dormitory	286	77	63
Worship Facility	282	38	54
Other - Recreation	246	—	141
Senior Living Community	224	53	108
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)	202	71	235
Distribution Center	195	56	33
Strip Mall	186	—	96
Medical Office	166	79	81
Other - Lodging/Residential	152	—	88
Zoo	151	—	424
Vehicle Repair Services	151	—	105
Pre-school/Daycare	148	—	48
Supermarket/Grocery Store	140	63	188
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym	138	—	99
Residential Care Facility	119	—	108
Other - Public Services	114	—	56
Other	111	—	71
Police Station	102	—	114
Library	100	—	80

The biggest emitters

Tons of CO₂ a year. Big isn’t bad by itself: a campus of 10,000 apartments emits more than a wasteful office.

12049 Bartow AvenueMultifamily Housing · 138,481 tons · score 46
2180 Ft Washington AvenueHospital (General Medical & Surgical) · 132,358 tons · score 12
310-01 Hazen StreetPrison/Incarceration · 93,318 tons
4211 East 106 StreetMultifamily Housing · 85,851 tons · score 1
51125 Amsterdam AvenueCollege/University · 85,124 tons
61 Washington Sq VllgeCollege/University · 80,240 tons
7433 East 30 StreetHospital (General Medical & Surgical) · 76,581 tons
863 Metropolitan OvalMultifamily Housing · 72,078 tons · score 28
91230 Avenue Of The AmerOffice · 71,221 tons
10163-15 Baisley BoulevardMultifamily Housing · 69,444 tons · score 9
11501 West 30 StreetOther · 68,380 tons
121250 1 AvenueLaboratory · 63,172 tons

Where they are

The tax lots, from the map.

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Neighborhood leaderboard

Median Energy Star score of each residential neighborhood’s large buildings (30 or more scored).

Rank	Neighborhood	Median score	Buildings
1	Gravesend (South)Brooklyn	84	80
2	Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen BeachBrooklyn	83	36
3	Upper West Side-Manhattan ValleyManhattan	83	246
4	Prospect HeightsBrooklyn	82	88
5	Kew GardensQueens	82	113
6	Bath BeachBrooklyn	81	44
7	Windsor Terrace-South SlopeBrooklyn	80	67
8	Upper West Side (Central)Manhattan	80	532
9	Morningside HeightsManhattan	80	208
10	BaysideQueens	80	48