37 West 47th Street
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 10036
At a glance
37 West 47th Street is a 101,422-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.6 kBtu/ft² and 561 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 561 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,089,472 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,087 therms |
| Water use | 3,317 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 101,422 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2630626:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.6 kBtu/ft² | 561 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 608 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 90.3 kBtu/ft² | 658 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
- 37 West 47th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75722, -73.97988
Within ~1 km
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How does 37 West 47th Street compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.6 kBtu/ft² is about 45% below the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 101,422 sq ft, it is about 16% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 37 West 47th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 37 West 47th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 90.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 37% decrease. Reported emissions went from 658 tCO₂e to 561 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does a site EUI of 56.6 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. 37 West 47th Street's 56.6 kBtu/ft² across 101,422 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,682 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,089,472 kWh of electricity, 8,087 therms of natural gas and 3,317 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 37 West 47th Street to report its energy use?
37 West 47th 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:2630626:2024). 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 37 West 47th Street's energy grade?
37 West 47th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 37 West 47th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.6 kBtu/ft² (123.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 101,422 sq ft, including 1,089,472 kWh of electricity and 8,087 therms of natural gas.
What are 37 West 47th Street's carbon emissions?
37 West 47th Street reported 561 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 37 West 47th Street?
37 West 47th Street is in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75722, -73.97988 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 37 West 47th Street and when was it built?
37 West 47th Street has 101,422 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 37 West 47th 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, “37 West 47th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/37-west-47th-street-e05dbd52 (data as of October 2, 2026).