304 West 49th Street
Parking in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
304 West 49th Street is a 28,245-square-foot parking building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 9.8 kBtu/ft² and 32 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 9.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 27.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 32 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 81,443 kWh |
| Water use | 82 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,245 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14933051:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 9.8 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 10.0 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 10.7 kBtu/ft² | 26 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
- 304 West 49th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76186, -73.98707
Within ~1 km
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How does 304 West 49th 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 9.8 kBtu/ft² is about 75% 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% below the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,245 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 27 years earlier 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 304 West 49th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 304 West 49th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 10.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 9.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 26 tCO₂e to 32 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 9.8 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. 304 West 49th Street's 9.8 kBtu/ft² across 28,245 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (81 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 27.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 81,443 kWh of electricity and 82 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 304 West 49th Street to report its energy use?
304 West 49th 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:14933051:2024). 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 304 West 49th Street's energy grade?
304 West 49th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 9.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 304 West 49th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 9.8 kBtu/ft² (27.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,245 sq ft, including 81,443 kWh of electricity.
What are 304 West 49th Street's carbon emissions?
304 West 49th Street reported 32 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 304 West 49th Street?
304 West 49th Street is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76186, -73.98707 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 304 West 49th Street and when was it built?
304 West 49th Street has 28,245 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 304 West 49th 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, “304 West 49th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/304-west-49th-street-b112c69b (data as of October 2, 2026).