340 East 59th Street
Parking in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
340 East 59th Street is a 41,586-square-foot parking building in New York City, New York, built in 1917. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 10.0 kBtu/ft² and 45 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 10.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 28.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 45 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 121,982 kWh |
| Water use | 46 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 41,586 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6257625:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 10.0 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 9.9 kBtu/ft² | 35 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
- 340 East 59th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75994, -73.96277
Within ~1 km
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How does 340 East 59th 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 10.0 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 70% below the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,586 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 40 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 340 East 59th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 340 East 59th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 9.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 10.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 35 tCO₂e to 45 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does a site EUI of 10.0 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. 340 East 59th Street's 10.0 kBtu/ft² across 41,586 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (122 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 28.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 121,982 kWh of electricity and 46 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 340 East 59th Street to report its energy use?
340 East 59th 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:6257625:2023). 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.
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- Northside: 526 Union· 40,000 sq ft · EUI 41.1 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 340 East 59th Street's energy grade?
340 East 59th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 10.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 340 East 59th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 10.0 kBtu/ft² (28.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,586 sq ft, including 121,982 kWh of electricity.
What are 340 East 59th Street's carbon emissions?
340 East 59th Street reported 45 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 340 East 59th Street?
340 East 59th Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75994, -73.96277 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 340 East 59th Street and when was it built?
340 East 59th Street has 41,586 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 340 East 59th 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, “340 East 59th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/340-east-59th-street-f4e23f0f (data as of October 2, 2026).