111 East 59th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 111 EAST 59 STREET · 10022
At a glance
111 East 59th Street is a 185,347-square-foot office building at 111 EAST 59 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 60.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 60.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,173 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,554,161 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 3,066 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 185,347 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12003025:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 60.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,173 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,103 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 72 | 51.0 kBtu/ft² | 750 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 111 EAST 59 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76266, -73.96918
Within ~1 km
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How does 111 East 59th Street compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 60.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 185,347 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 111 East 59th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 111 East 59th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 750 tCO₂e to 1,173 tCO₂e over the same span (up 56%).
What does a site EUI of 60.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 111 East 59th Street's 60.9 kBtu/ft² across 185,347 sq ft works out to about 11.3 billion Btu (3,308 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 148.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,554,161 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 3,066 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 111 East 59th Street to report its energy use?
111 East 59th 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:12003025:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 111 East 59th Street's energy grade?
111 East 59th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 60.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 111 East 59th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.9 kBtu/ft² (148.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 185,347 sq ft, including 2,554,161 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 111 East 59th Street's carbon emissions?
111 East 59th Street reported 1,173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 111 East 59th Street?
111 East 59th Street is at 111 EAST 59 STREET, in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76266, -73.96918 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 111 East 59th Street and when was it built?
111 East 59th Street has 185,347 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 111 East 59th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “111 East 59th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/111-east-59th-street-f59fcc4e (data as of October 2, 2026).