14 53rd Street - RDA
Office in New York City, NY · 14 53rd Street · 11232
At a glance
14 53rd Street - RDA is a 382,080-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1918. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 2.0 kBtu/ft² and 85 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 2.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 5.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 85 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 216,432 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 382,080 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:53796192:2024 |
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
- 14 53rd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11232
- Coordinates
- 40.65040, -74.02363
Within ~1 km
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How does 14 53rd Street - RDA 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 2.0 kBtu/ft² is about 97% 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 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 96% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 382,080 sq ft, it is about 86% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1918, 22 years earlier 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.
What does a site EUI of 2.0 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. 14 53rd Street - RDA's 2.0 kBtu/ft² across 382,080 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (224 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 5.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 216,432 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 14 53rd Street - RDA to report its energy use?
14 53rd Street - RDA 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:53796192:2024). 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 14 53rd Street - RDA's energy grade?
14 53rd Street - RDA did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 2.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 14 53rd Street - RDA use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 2.0 kBtu/ft² (5.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 382,080 sq ft, including 216,432 kWh of electricity.
What are 14 53rd Street - RDA's carbon emissions?
14 53rd Street - RDA reported 85 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 14 53rd Street - RDA?
14 53rd Street - RDA is in New York City, New York 11232. Its coordinates are 40.65040, -74.02363 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 14 53rd Street - RDA and when was it built?
14 53rd Street - RDA has 382,080 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1918 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 14 53rd Street - RDA 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, “14 53rd Street - RDA, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/14-53rd-street-rda-983b7652 (data as of October 2, 2026).