50 East 153 Street
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 10451
At a glance
50 East 153 Street is a 101,456-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 92.6 kBtu/ft² and 755 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 92.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 168.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 755 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,208,924 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,698 therms |
| Water use | 736 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 101,456 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:30689030:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 755 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 84.1 kBtu/ft² | 649 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
- 50 East 153 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10451
- Coordinates
- 40.82559, -73.92914
Within ~1 km
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How does 50 East 153 Street compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 92.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 101,456 sq ft, it is about 16% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 50 East 153 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 50 East 153 Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 84.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 92.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 649 tCO₂e to 755 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 92.6 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. 50 East 153 Street's 92.6 kBtu/ft² across 101,456 sq ft works out to about 9.4 billion Btu (2,753 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 168.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,208,924 kWh of electricity, 52,698 therms of natural gas and 736 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 50 East 153 Street to report its energy use?
50 East 153 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:30689030:2024). 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 50 East 153 Street's energy grade?
50 East 153 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 92.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 50 East 153 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 92.6 kBtu/ft² (168.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 101,456 sq ft, including 1,208,924 kWh of electricity and 52,698 therms of natural gas.
What are 50 East 153 Street's carbon emissions?
50 East 153 Street reported 755 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 50 East 153 Street?
50 East 153 Street is in New York City, New York 10451. Its coordinates are 40.82559, -73.92914 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 50 East 153 Street and when was it built?
50 East 153 Street has 101,456 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 50 East 153 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, “50 East 153 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/50-east-153-street-de9aa553 (data as of October 2, 2026).