53 Beach Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10013
At a glance
53 Beach Street is a 30,000-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1885. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 59.4 kBtu/ft² and 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 94 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 59.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 120.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 126 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 293,130 kWh |
| Water use | 404 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:13055881:2022 |
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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 53 Beach Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72071, -74.00942
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- BFPLscore —
Other · 8,388,369 sq ft
- 3 World Financial Centerscore 82
Office · 2,288,303 sq ft
- 200 West Streetscore 83
Financial Office · 2,030,382 sq ft
- 250 Vesey Streetscore 82
Office · 2,025,102 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 1,737,729 sq ft
- 7 World Trade Center, LLCscore 68
Office · 1,731,994 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does 53 Beach Street compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 53 Beach Street's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 59.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1885, 55 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 53 Beach Street's 59.4 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (522 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 120.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 293,130 kWh of electricity and 404 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 53 Beach Street to report its energy use?
53 Beach 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:13055881:2022). 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 office buildings in New York City
- 639 11th Avenue· 29,998 sq ft · score 29 (D)
- 639 11 Avenue· 29,998 sq ft · score 27 (D)
- Hong wah Realty Corp.· 29,940 sq ft · score 33 (D)
- NYPD_9033_Facilities Management Division· 29,940 sq ft · score 54 (D)
- 544 West 27th Street· 29,932 sq ft · score 97 (A)
- Fulton Street Owners LLC· 29,904 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Office buildings in New York City· 3,384 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is 53 Beach Street's energy grade?
53 Beach Street scores 94 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 53 Beach Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 59.4 kBtu/ft² (120.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,000 sq ft, including 293,130 kWh of electricity.
What are 53 Beach Street's carbon emissions?
53 Beach Street reported 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 53 Beach Street?
53 Beach Street is in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72071, -74.00942 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 53 Beach Street and when was it built?
53 Beach Street has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1885 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 53 Beach 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 Beach Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/53-beach-street-760b2035 (data as of October 2, 2026).