53rd Realty Corp.
Office in New York City, NY · 515 Madison Avenue · 10022
At a glance
53rd Realty Corp. is a 329,431-square-foot office building at 515 Madison Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1932. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,794 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,794 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,329,202 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,216 therms |
| Gross floor area | 329,431 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2649491:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,794 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 89 | +4 | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,536 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 85 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,437 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
- 515 Madison Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75966, -73.97378
Within ~1 km
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How does 53rd Realty Corp. 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 56.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 329,431 sq ft, it is about 60% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1932, 8 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 53rd Realty Corp.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 53rd Realty Corp., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2022 to 89 in 2023 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,437 tCO₂e to 1,794 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 56.9 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. 53rd Realty Corp.'s 56.9 kBtu/ft² across 329,431 sq ft works out to about 18.7 billion Btu (5,494 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,329,202 kWh of electricity and 3,216 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 53rd Realty Corp. to report its energy use?
53rd Realty Corp. 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:2649491:2024). 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 53rd Realty Corp.'s energy grade?
53rd Realty Corp. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 53rd Realty Corp. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.9 kBtu/ft² (123.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 329,431 sq ft, including 3,329,202 kWh of electricity and 3,216 therms of natural gas.
What are 53rd Realty Corp.'s carbon emissions?
53rd Realty Corp. reported 1,794 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 53rd Realty Corp.?
53rd Realty Corp. is at 515 Madison Avenue, in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75966, -73.97378 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 53rd Realty Corp. and when was it built?
53rd Realty Corp. has 329,431 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1932 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 53rd Realty Corp. 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, “53rd Realty Corp., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/53rd-realty-corp-4817aca7 (data as of October 2, 2026).