136 East 56th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
136 East 56th Street is a 197,972-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1962.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,390,346 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,212 therms |
| Gross floor area | 197,972 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10358905:2023 |
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 East 56th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76034, -73.96986
Within ~1 km
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How does 136 East 56th Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide.
At 197,972 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
Which law requires 136 East 56th Street to report its energy use?
136 East 56th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:10358905:2023). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in New York City
- 1192 Park Avenue· 197,919 sq ft · EUI 53.9 kBtu/ft²
- BHS - 1192 Park Avenue· 197,919 sq ft · score 86 (A)
- 1950 Hutchinson River Parkway - 34319· 197,912 sq ft · score 97 (A)
- Andrews Building: 60 GRAMERCY PARK· 197,909 sq ft · EUI 73.3 kBtu/ft²
- Beach Haven (BBL: 3072380002)· 197,904 sq ft · score 93 (A)
- 610 Park Ave· 197,851 sq ft · EUI 99.0 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 136 East 56th Street's energy grade?
136 East 56th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure.
How much energy does 136 East 56th Street use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2023.
What are 136 East 56th Street's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is 136 East 56th Street?
136 East 56th Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76034, -73.96986 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 136 East 56th Street and when was it built?
136 East 56th Street has 197,972 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 136 East 56th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 East 56th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/136-east-56th-street-d531efec (data as of October 2, 2026).