425 East 53rd Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
425 East 53rd Street is a 33,750-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 22 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 73.3 kBtu/ft² and 172 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 22 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 73.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 144.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 172 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 378,976 kWh |
| Water use | 52 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,750 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8689261:2022 |
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
- 425 East 53rd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75546, -73.96406
Within ~1 km
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How does 425 East 53rd Street compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 425 East 53rd Street's ENERGY STAR score of 22 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 73.3 kBtu/ft² is about 14% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,750 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 14 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 22 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 22 means the building performs better than about 22% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 22 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 53 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. 425 East 53rd Street's 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 33,750 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (725 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 144.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 378,976 kWh of electricity and 52 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 425 East 53rd Street to report its energy use?
425 East 53rd 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:8689261:2022). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 425 East 53rd Street's energy grade?
425 East 53rd Street scores 22 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 425 East 53rd Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 73.3 kBtu/ft² (144.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,750 sq ft, including 378,976 kWh of electricity.
What are 425 East 53rd Street's carbon emissions?
425 East 53rd Street reported 172 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 425 East 53rd Street?
425 East 53rd Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75546, -73.96406 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 425 East 53rd Street and when was it built?
425 East 53rd Street has 33,750 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 425 East 53rd 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, “425 East 53rd Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/425-east-53rd-street-82f7973d (data as of October 2, 2026).