405 West 59th Street
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
405 West 59th Street is a 44,628-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 3 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 134.2 kBtu/ft² and 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 3 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 134.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 243.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 400 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 765,497 kWh |
| Water use | 906 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,628 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:17951793:2022 |
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
- 405 West 59th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76952, -73.98545
Within ~1 km
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How does 405 West 59th Street compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 405 West 59th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 3 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 134.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 44,628 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 6 years earlier than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 3 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 3 means the building performs better than about 3% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 3 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 72 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 405 West 59th Street's 134.2 kBtu/ft² across 44,628 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,755 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 243.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 765,497 kWh of electricity and 906 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 405 West 59th Street to report its energy use?
405 West 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:17951793:2022). 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.
More worship facility buildings in New York City
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- Redeemer Presbyterian Church· 44,303 sq ft · score 4 (D)
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- 272 Macon Street (Parent Property)· 43,150 sq ft · EUI 107.3 kBtu/ft²
- 13 HARRISON AVENUE· 42,986 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 145-15 33rd Ave - LDS· 42,858 sq ft · score 33 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 405 West 59th Street's energy grade?
405 West 59th Street scores 3 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 405 West 59th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 134.2 kBtu/ft² (243.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 44,628 sq ft, including 765,497 kWh of electricity.
What are 405 West 59th Street's carbon emissions?
405 West 59th Street reported 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 405 West 59th Street?
405 West 59th Street is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76952, -73.98545 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 405 West 59th Street and when was it built?
405 West 59th Street has 44,628 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 405 West 59th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “405 West 59th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/405-west-59th-street-c01a5ad7 (data as of October 2, 2026).