(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 59 John Street · 10003
At a glance
(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) is a 105,948-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1909. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 9 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 81.9 kBtu/ft² and 715 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 9 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 81.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 715 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 985,895 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,740 therms |
| Gross floor area | 105,948 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26664070:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 9 | -12 | 81.9 kBtu/ft² | 715 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 21 | 72.1 kBtu/ft² | 568 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
- 59 John Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.70890, -74.00754
Within ~1 km
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How does (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)'s ENERGY STAR score of 9 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 81.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,948 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 43 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street), covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2022 to 9 in 2023 (-12 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 21. Site EUI moved from 72.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 81.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 568 tCO₂e to 715 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 9 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 9 means the building performs better than about 9% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 9 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 66 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. (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)'s 81.9 kBtu/ft² across 105,948 sq ft works out to about 8.7 billion Btu (2,543 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 148.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 985,895 kWh of electricity and 2,740 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) to report its energy use?
(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John 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:26664070:2023). 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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Frequently asked questions
What is (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)'s energy grade?
(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) scores 9 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 81.9 kBtu/ft² (148.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,948 sq ft, including 985,895 kWh of electricity and 2,740 therms of natural gas.
What are (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)'s carbon emissions?
(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) reported 715 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street)?
(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.70890, -74.00754 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) and when was it built?
(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street) has 105,948 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John 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, “(4273) - Five Nine John Lofts Condominium (59 John Street), New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/4273-five-nine-john-lofts-condominium-59-john-street-068d18ec (data as of October 2, 2026).