154 East 53 Street
Parking in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
154 East 53 Street is a 39,700-square-foot parking building in New York City, New York, built in 1963. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.4 kBtu/ft² and 52 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 32.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 52 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 133,119 kWh |
| Water use | 26 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 39,700 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12751017:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 11.4 kBtu/ft² | 52 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 13.2 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 12.0 kBtu/ft² | 39 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
- 154 East 53 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75811, -73.97038
Within ~1 km
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How does 154 East 53 Street compare with other parking buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 301 parking buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 11.4 kBtu/ft² is about 71% below the average of 39.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% below the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 39,700 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 154 East 53 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 154 East 53 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 12.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 11.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 39 tCO₂e to 52 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).
What does a site EUI of 11.4 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. 154 East 53 Street's 11.4 kBtu/ft² across 39,700 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (133 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 32.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 133,119 kWh of electricity and 26 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 154 East 53 Street to report its energy use?
154 East 53 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:12751017:2024). 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 154 East 53 Street's energy grade?
154 East 53 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 154 East 53 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 11.4 kBtu/ft² (32.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,700 sq ft, including 133,119 kWh of electricity.
What are 154 East 53 Street's carbon emissions?
154 East 53 Street reported 52 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 154 East 53 Street?
154 East 53 Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75811, -73.97038 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 154 East 53 Street and when was it built?
154 East 53 Street has 39,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 154 East 53 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, “154 East 53 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/154-east-53-street-89359722 (data as of October 2, 2026).