459 East 149th Street
Strip Mall in New York City, NY · 10455
At a glance
459 East 149th Street is a 90,635-square-foot strip mall building in New York City, New York, built in 2015. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 130.8 kBtu/ft² and 968 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 130.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 262.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 968 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,779,679 kWh |
| Natural gas | 50,597 therms |
| Water use | 10,566 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 90,635 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:19826141:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 130.8 kBtu/ft² | 968 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 107.1 kBtu/ft² | 830 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 106.2 kBtu/ft² | 687 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
- 459 East 149th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10455
- Coordinates
- 40.81536, -73.91595
Within ~1 km
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How does 459 East 149th Street compare with other strip mall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 215 strip mall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 130.8 kBtu/ft² is about 18% above the average of 111.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,635 sq ft, it is about 35% above the average floor area of 67,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 43 years later than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 459 East 149th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 459 East 149th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 106.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 130.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 23% increase. Reported emissions went from 687 tCO₂e to 968 tCO₂e over the same span (up 41%).
What does a site EUI of 130.8 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. 459 East 149th Street's 130.8 kBtu/ft² across 90,635 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,474 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 262.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,779,679 kWh of electricity, 50,597 therms of natural gas and 10,566 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 459 East 149th Street to report its energy use?
459 East 149th 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:19826141:2024). 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 459 East 149th Street's energy grade?
459 East 149th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 130.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 459 East 149th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 130.8 kBtu/ft² (262.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,635 sq ft, including 1,779,679 kWh of electricity and 50,597 therms of natural gas.
What are 459 East 149th Street's carbon emissions?
459 East 149th Street reported 968 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 459 East 149th Street?
459 East 149th Street is in New York City, New York 10455. Its coordinates are 40.81536, -73.91595 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 459 East 149th Street and when was it built?
459 East 149th Street has 90,635 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 459 East 149th 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, “459 East 149th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/459-east-149th-street-e912653d (data as of October 2, 2026).