53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 53 Howard Street · 10013
At a glance
53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) is a 30,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 154.7 kBtu/ft² and 412 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 154.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 335.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 412 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 870,525 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,708 therms |
| Water use | 1,574 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6682128:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 154.7 kBtu/ft² | 412 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 173.1 kBtu/ft² | 368 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
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Location
- Address
- 53 Howard Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72019, -74.00195
Within ~1 km
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How does 53 Howard Street (309 Canal 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 154.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 163% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 years earlier 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 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street), covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 173.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 154.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 368 tCO₂e to 412 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 154.7 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 Howard Street (309 Canal Street)'s 154.7 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,360 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 335.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 870,525 kWh of electricity, 16,708 therms of natural gas and 1,574 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) to report its energy use?
53 Howard Street (309 Canal 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6682128:2023). 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 Howard Street (309 Canal Street)'s energy grade?
53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 154.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 154.7 kBtu/ft² (335.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,000 sq ft, including 870,525 kWh of electricity and 16,708 therms of natural gas.
What are 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street)'s carbon emissions?
53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) reported 412 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street)?
53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) is in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72019, -74.00195 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) and when was it built?
53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 53 Howard Street (309 Canal Street) covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 Howard Street (309 Canal Street), New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/53-howard-street-309-canal-street-0aecffb8 (data as of October 2, 2026).