449-455 5th Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 11215
At a glance
449-455 5th Avenue is a 32,800-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 2.0 kBtu/ft² and 8 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 2.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 5.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 8 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 19,585 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,800 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6168835:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 2.0 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 61 | +25 | 47.9 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 36 | 83.4 kBtu/ft² | 223 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
- 449-455 5th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11215
- Coordinates
- 40.66896, -73.98647
Within ~1 km
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How does 449-455 5th Avenue 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. Its site EUI of 2.0 kBtu/ft² is about 97% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 96% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,800 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 20 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.
How has 449-455 5th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 449-455 5th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 36 in 2022 to 61 in 2023 (+25 points). Site EUI moved from 83.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 2.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 98% decrease. Reported emissions went from 223 tCO₂e to 8 tCO₂e over the same span (down 97%).
What does a site EUI of 2.0 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. 449-455 5th Avenue's 2.0 kBtu/ft² across 32,800 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (19 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 5.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 19,585 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 449-455 5th Avenue to report its energy use?
449-455 5th Avenue 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:6168835:2024). 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 449-455 5th Avenue's energy grade?
449-455 5th Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 2.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 449-455 5th Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 2.0 kBtu/ft² (5.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,800 sq ft, including 19,585 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 449-455 5th Avenue's carbon emissions?
449-455 5th Avenue reported 8 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 449-455 5th Avenue?
449-455 5th Avenue is in New York City, New York 11215. Its coordinates are 40.66896, -73.98647 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 449-455 5th Avenue and when was it built?
449-455 5th Avenue has 32,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 449-455 5th Avenue 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, “449-455 5th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/449-455-5th-avenue-a503a762 (data as of October 2, 2026).