519 W 49th St
Other - Lodging/Residential in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
519 W 49th St is a 60,985-square-foot other - lodging/residential building in New York City, New York, built in 1986. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.3 kBtu/ft² and 404 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 157.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 404 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 909,513 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,784 therms |
| Water use | 3,173 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 60,985 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6224642:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 404 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 55.4 kBtu/ft² | 313 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 175 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
- 519 W 49th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76464, -73.99362
Within ~1 km
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How does 519 W 49th St compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 185 other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 65.3 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 93.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,985 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 62,795 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 519 W 49th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 519 W 49th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 46% increase. Reported emissions went from 175 tCO₂e to 404 tCO₂e over the same span (up 131%).
What does a site EUI of 65.3 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. 519 W 49th St's 65.3 kBtu/ft² across 60,985 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,167 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 157.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 909,513 kWh of electricity, 8,784 therms of natural gas and 3,173 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 519 W 49th St to report its energy use?
519 W 49th St 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:6224642:2024). 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 519 W 49th St's energy grade?
519 W 49th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 519 W 49th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.3 kBtu/ft² (157.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 60,985 sq ft, including 909,513 kWh of electricity and 8,784 therms of natural gas.
What are 519 W 49th St's carbon emissions?
519 W 49th St reported 404 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 519 W 49th St?
519 W 49th St is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76464, -73.99362 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 519 W 49th St and when was it built?
519 W 49th St has 60,985 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is 519 W 49th St 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, “519 W 49th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/519-w-49th-st-e061d515 (data as of October 2, 2026).