227 EAST 56TH STREET
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
227 EAST 56TH STREET is a 27,240-square-foot community center and social meeting hall in New York City, New York, built in 2019. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 116.3 kBtu/ft² and 272 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 116.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 220.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 272 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 421,823 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,615 therms |
| Water use | 4,501 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,240 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:24727095:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 116.3 kBtu/ft² | 272 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 101.7 kBtu/ft² | 238 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 53.3 kBtu/ft² | 127 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
- 227 EAST 56TH STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75928, -73.96729
Within ~1 km
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How does 227 EAST 56TH STREET compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 116.3 kBtu/ft² is about 26% above the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,240 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 80 years later than the group's average year built (1939).
How has 227 EAST 56TH STREET's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 227 EAST 56TH STREET, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 53.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 116.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 118% increase. Reported emissions went from 127 tCO₂e to 272 tCO₂e over the same span (up 114%).
What does a site EUI of 116.3 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. 227 EAST 56TH STREET's 116.3 kBtu/ft² across 27,240 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (928 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 220.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 421,823 kWh of electricity, 6,615 therms of natural gas and 4,501 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 227 EAST 56TH STREET to report its energy use?
227 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:24727095:2024). 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 227 EAST 56TH STREET's energy grade?
227 EAST 56TH STREET did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 116.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 227 EAST 56TH STREET use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 116.3 kBtu/ft² (220.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,240 sq ft, including 421,823 kWh of electricity and 6,615 therms of natural gas.
What are 227 EAST 56TH STREET's carbon emissions?
227 EAST 56TH STREET reported 272 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 227 EAST 56TH STREET?
227 EAST 56TH STREET is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75928, -73.96729 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 227 EAST 56TH STREET and when was it built?
227 EAST 56TH STREET has 27,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is 227 EAST 56TH 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, “227 EAST 56TH STREET, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/227-east-56th-street-4f3d3709 (data as of October 2, 2026).