53 5 Avenue
Other - Education in New York City, NY · 53 5 Ave · 10003
At a glance
53 5 Avenue is a 281,139-square-foot other - education building at 53 5 Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1912. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 101.7 kBtu/ft² and 2,529 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 101.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 201.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,529 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,228,864 kWh |
| Natural gas | 54,255 therms |
| Water use | 4,870 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 281,139 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5819664:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 101.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,529 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,940 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,792 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
- 53 5 Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73477, -73.99451
Within ~1 km
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How does 53 5 Avenue compare with other other - education buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 38 other - education buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 101.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 96.3 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 281,139 sq ft, it is about 344% above the average floor area of 63,352 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 49 years earlier than the group's average year built (1961).
How has 53 5 Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 53 5 Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 75.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 101.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 35% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,792 tCO₂e to 2,529 tCO₂e over the same span (up 41%).
What does a site EUI of 101.7 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. 53 5 Avenue's 101.7 kBtu/ft² across 281,139 sq ft works out to about 28.6 billion Btu (8,379 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 201.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,228,864 kWh of electricity, 54,255 therms of natural gas and 4,870 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 53 5 Avenue to report its energy use?
53 5 Avenue 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:5819664:2024). 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 53 5 Avenue's energy grade?
53 5 Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 101.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 53 5 Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 101.7 kBtu/ft² (201.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 281,139 sq ft, including 4,228,864 kWh of electricity and 54,255 therms of natural gas.
What are 53 5 Avenue's carbon emissions?
53 5 Avenue reported 2,529 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 53 5 Avenue?
53 5 Avenue is at 53 5 Ave, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73477, -73.99451 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 53 5 Avenue and when was it built?
53 5 Avenue has 281,139 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as other - education.
Is 53 5 Avenue 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, “53 5 Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/53-5-avenue-d7bf0fa1 (data as of October 2, 2026).