49 South 2 Street
Office in New York City, NY · 11249
At a glance
49 South 2 Street is a 21,608-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1909. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 27.5 kBtu/ft² and 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 27.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 76.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 68 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 173,900 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 21,608 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:54220993:2024 |
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
- 49 South 2 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11249
- Coordinates
- 40.71445, -73.96569
Within ~1 km
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How does 49 South 2 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. 49 South 2 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 27.5 kBtu/ft² is about 57% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 21,608 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 31 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 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 49 South 2 Street's 27.5 kBtu/ft² across 21,608 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (174 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 76.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 173,900 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 49 South 2 Street to report its energy use?
49 South 2 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:54220993:2024). 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 49 South 2 Street's energy grade?
49 South 2 Street scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 49 South 2 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.5 kBtu/ft² (76.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,608 sq ft, including 173,900 kWh of electricity.
What are 49 South 2 Street's carbon emissions?
49 South 2 Street reported 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 49 South 2 Street?
49 South 2 Street is in New York City, New York 11249. Its coordinates are 40.71445, -73.96569 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 49 South 2 Street and when was it built?
49 South 2 Street has 21,608 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 49 South 2 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, “49 South 2 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/49-south-2-street-6e1f5c0f (data as of October 2, 2026).