535 W 45th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10036
At a glance
535 W 45th Street is a 143,440-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.0 kBtu/ft² and 762 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 121.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 762 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,296,407 kWh |
| Natural gas | 47,635 therms |
| Water use | 1,276 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 143,440 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5858552:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 762 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.7 kBtu/ft² | 666 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 733 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
- 535 W 45th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.76222, -73.99564
Within ~1 km
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How does 535 W 45th 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. Its site EUI of 64.0 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 143,440 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 10 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.
How has 535 W 45th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 535 W 45th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 82.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 733 tCO₂e to 762 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 64.0 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. 535 W 45th Street's 64.0 kBtu/ft² across 143,440 sq ft works out to about 9.2 billion Btu (2,690 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 121.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,296,407 kWh of electricity, 47,635 therms of natural gas and 1,276 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 535 W 45th Street to report its energy use?
535 W 45th 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:5858552:2024). 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 535 W 45th Street's energy grade?
535 W 45th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 535 W 45th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.0 kBtu/ft² (121.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 143,440 sq ft, including 1,296,407 kWh of electricity and 47,635 therms of natural gas.
What are 535 W 45th Street's carbon emissions?
535 W 45th Street reported 762 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 535 W 45th Street?
535 W 45th Street is in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.76222, -73.99564 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 535 W 45th Street and when was it built?
535 W 45th Street has 143,440 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 535 W 45th 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, “535 W 45th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/535-w-45th-street-591588b4 (data as of October 2, 2026).