526 59th Street
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 5901 6th Avenue · 11220
At a glance
526 59th Street is a 353,342-square-foot worship facility at 5901 6th Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 40.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,055 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 80% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 40.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 40.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,055 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Gross floor area | 353,342 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6351949:2022 |
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
- 5901 6th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11220
- Coordinates
- 40.63864, -74.01344
Within ~1 km
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How does 526 59th Street compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 526 59th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 80% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 40.2 kBtu/ft² is about 36% below the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 353,342 sq ft, it is about 688% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 6 years earlier than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 526 59th Street's 40.2 kBtu/ft² across 353,342 sq ft works out to about 14.2 billion Btu (4,163 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 40.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher.
Which law requires 526 59th Street to report its energy use?
526 59th 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:6351949:2022). 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.
More worship facility buildings in New York City
- St. John the Divine (Parent Property)· 339,454 sq ft · EUI 62.9 kBtu/ft²
- Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.· 277,815 sq ft · score 47 (D)
- Immaculate Conception Church: 86-45 Edgerton Blvd· 231,701 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- Congregation Emanu-El of NYC· 195,863 sq ft · EUI 44.7 kBtu/ft²
- 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (Main Cathedral)· 172,484 sq ft · score 10 (D)
- Rocklyn: 52-29 83rd St· 156,044 sq ft · EUI 18.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 526 59th Street's energy grade?
526 59th Street scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 526 59th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 40.2 kBtu/ft² (40.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 353,342 sq ft.
What are 526 59th Street's carbon emissions?
526 59th Street reported 1,055 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 526 59th Street?
526 59th Street is at 5901 6th Avenue, in New York City, New York 11220. Its coordinates are 40.63864, -74.01344 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 526 59th Street and when was it built?
526 59th Street has 353,342 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 526 59th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “526 59th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/526-59th-street-578876d7 (data as of October 2, 2026).