450 West 15th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10011
At a glance
450 West 15th Street is a 292,450-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1936. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.6 kBtu/ft² and 813 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 40.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 59.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 813 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 841,675 kWh |
| Natural gas | 88,361 therms |
| Water use | 1,834 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 292,450 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15553391:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 813 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 860 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 54.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,151 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
- 450 West 15th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74246, -74.00684
Within ~1 km
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How does 450 West 15th 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. Its site EUI of 40.6 kBtu/ft² is about 37% 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 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 292,450 sq ft, it is about 42% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1936, 4 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 450 West 15th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 450 West 15th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 54.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 40.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,151 tCO₂e to 813 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 40.6 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. 450 West 15th Street's 40.6 kBtu/ft² across 292,450 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,480 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 59.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 841,675 kWh of electricity, 88,361 therms of natural gas and 1,834 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 450 West 15th Street to report its energy use?
450 West 15th 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:15553391:2024). 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 450 West 15th Street's energy grade?
450 West 15th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 450 West 15th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.6 kBtu/ft² (59.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 292,450 sq ft, including 841,675 kWh of electricity and 88,361 therms of natural gas.
What are 450 West 15th Street's carbon emissions?
450 West 15th Street reported 813 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 450 West 15th Street?
450 West 15th Street is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74246, -74.00684 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 450 West 15th Street and when was it built?
450 West 15th Street has 292,450 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1936 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 450 West 15th 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, “450 West 15th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/450-west-15th-street-a1d92ffa (data as of October 2, 2026).