136-56 39th Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 11354
At a glance
136-56 39th Avenue is a 44,850-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1974. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.0 kBtu/ft² and 196 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 196 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 499,199 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25 therms |
| Water use | 2,585 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,850 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:18069578:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 38.0 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 35.8 kBtu/ft² | 173 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.3 kBtu/ft² | 233 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
- 136-56 39th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11354
- Coordinates
- 40.76070, -73.82837
Within ~1 km
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How does 136-56 39th Avenue 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 38.0 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 44,850 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 34 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 136-56 39th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 136-56 39th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 79.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 38.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 52% decrease. Reported emissions went from 233 tCO₂e to 196 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does a site EUI of 38.0 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. 136-56 39th Avenue's 38.0 kBtu/ft² across 44,850 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (499 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 499,199 kWh of electricity, 25 therms of natural gas and 2,585 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 136-56 39th Avenue to report its energy use?
136-56 39th Avenue 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:18069578:2024). 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 136-56 39th Avenue's energy grade?
136-56 39th Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 136-56 39th Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.0 kBtu/ft² (106.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 44,850 sq ft, including 499,199 kWh of electricity and 25 therms of natural gas.
What are 136-56 39th Avenue's carbon emissions?
136-56 39th Avenue reported 196 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 136-56 39th Avenue?
136-56 39th Avenue is in New York City, New York 11354. Its coordinates are 40.76070, -73.82837 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 136-56 39th Avenue and when was it built?
136-56 39th Avenue has 44,850 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 136-56 39th Avenue 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, “136-56 39th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/136-56-39th-avenue-21c3a3bf (data as of October 2, 2026).