524 West 19th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 524 W. 19th Street · 10011
At a glance
524 West 19th Street is a 33,183-square-foot multifamily housing building at 524 W. 19th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1970. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 70.7 kBtu/ft² and 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 70.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 188 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 297,726 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,296 therms |
| Water use | 422 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,183 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9640050:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 70.7 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 182 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 72.0 kBtu/ft² | 164 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
- 524 W. 19th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74562, -74.00690
Within ~1 km
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How does 524 West 19th Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,183 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 524 West 19th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 524 West 19th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 72.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 164 tCO₂e to 188 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does a site EUI of 70.7 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. 524 West 19th Street's 70.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,183 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (688 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 297,726 kWh of electricity, 13,296 therms of natural gas and 422 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 524 West 19th Street to report its energy use?
524 West 19th 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:9640050:2024). 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 524 West 19th Street's energy grade?
524 West 19th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 70.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 524 West 19th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.7 kBtu/ft² (127.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,183 sq ft, including 297,726 kWh of electricity and 13,296 therms of natural gas.
What are 524 West 19th Street's carbon emissions?
524 West 19th Street reported 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 524 West 19th Street?
524 West 19th Street is at 524 W. 19th Street, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74562, -74.00690 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 524 West 19th Street and when was it built?
524 West 19th Street has 33,183 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 524 West 19th 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, “524 West 19th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/524-west-19th-street-ab9a17c2 (data as of October 2, 2026).