Manhattan buildings: energy benchmarks and Local Law 97 exposure by property type
9,245 buildings in Manhattan of 25,000 sf or more filed LL84 benchmarking for 2024. Median ENERGY STAR score 71.0, site EUI 67.7 kBtu/sf, GHG intensity 5.3 kgCO2e/sf, median year built 1,929.
Source: NYC Open Data, LL84 Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure (public domain), 2024 LL84 filings, buildings of 25,000 sf or more, one row per tax lot. Property type, floor area and emissions are self-reported by the filer; medians over buildings reporting the field. Limits: emissions factors in 1 RCNY 103-14; penalty rate USD 268 per tCO2e from the LL97 page. Data as of 2026-11-03.
Medians here (bar) vs all 24,899 NYC buildings in the set (mark):
By property type in Manhattan
Types with 10 or more filings in the borough; each page has the full table, bars and the limit arithmetic.
| Type | Buildings | ENERGY STAR median | Site EUI median | GHG kg/sf median | Over 2024-29 | Over 2030-34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multifamily Housing | 6,159 | 69.0 | 68.7 | 5.1 | 20.1% | 87.8% |
| Office | 1,463 | 79.0 | 59.2 | 5.5 | 20.4% | 94.0% |
| Hotel | 372 | 44.0 | 92.8 | 8.1 | 27.2% | 95.4% |
| K-12 School | 288 | 69.0 | 62.6 | 5.0 | 17.0% | 96.7% |
| College/University | 103 | — | 69.8 | 6.8 | 18.6% | 86.0% |
| Mixed Use Property | 81 | 60.5 | 83.4 | 7.9 | — | — |
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 79 | 78.5 | 59.6 | 4.7 | 10.4% | 87.0% |
| Parking | 71 | — | 11.3 | 1.3 | 13.0% | 95.7% |
| Retail Store | 57 | 53.0 | 68.1 | 6.8 | 42.9% | 94.6% |
| Worship Facility | 57 | 44.0 | 48.3 | 4.0 | 37.3% | 92.2% |
| Medical Office | 42 | 83.0 | 80.8 | 7.4 | 23.7% | 94.7% |
| Performing Arts | 42 | — | 70.8 | 6.5 | 39.0% | 85.4% |
| Self-Storage Facility | 37 | — | 16.1 | 1.7 | 2.9% | 94.3% |
| Financial Office | 29 | 77.0 | 76.0 | 7.1 | 23.1% | 96.2% |
| Museum | 26 | — | 101.1 | 10.3 | 36.0% | 80.0% |
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 21 | — | 103.0 | 9.2 | 42.9% | 95.2% |
| Senior Living Community | 20 | 44.0 | 86.3 | 6.7 | 15.8% | 94.7% |
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 19 | 73.5 | 184.5 | 17.4 | 21.4% | 85.7% |
| Police Station | 19 | — | 101.8 | 9.2 | — | — |
| Data Center | 17 | 100.0 | 169.2 | 18.5 | 23.5% | 82.4% |
| Laboratory | 17 | — | 224.5 | 21.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing/Industrial Plant | 17 | 82.0 | 59.0 | 5.2 | 12.5% | 93.8% |
| Residential Care Facility | 17 | — | 103.5 | 7.8 | 17.6% | 100.0% |
| Community Center and Social Meeting Hall | 15 | — | 69.2 | 6.2 | — | — |
| Vehicle Repair Services | 14 | — | 94.8 | 7.7 | — | — |
| Other - Lodging/Residential | 13 | — | 68.5 | 6.5 | 30.8% | 100.0% |
| Non-Refrigerated Warehouse | 11 | 36.0 | 37.9 | 3.0 | 36.4% | 90.9% |
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 11 | — | 179.2 | 15.5 | 20.0% | 90.0% |
| Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | 10 | — | 121.8 | 10.7 | 30.0% | 70.0% |
Paid report
USD 39 one-time: a building in Manhattan vs the 10 nearest-size peers of the same type (borough first, citywide when the borough has fewer than 10), percentiles in the full pool, 2022-2024 trend, both LL97 limits and the arithmetic exposure. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.
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