54 Associates
Office in New York City, NY · 59 East 54 Street · 10022
At a glance
54 Associates is a 44,150-square-foot office building at 59 East 54 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1923. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 55.5 kBtu/ft² and 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 55.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 230 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 415,318 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,534 therms |
| Water use | 1,213 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,150 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6632073:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.4 kBtu/ft² | 263 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 167.9 kBtu/ft² | 558 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
- 59 East 54 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76009, -73.97310
Within ~1 km
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How does 54 Associates 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 55.5 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 44,150 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 17 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 54 Associates's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 54 Associates, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 167.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 67% decrease. Reported emissions went from 558 tCO₂e to 230 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does a site EUI of 55.5 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. 54 Associates's 55.5 kBtu/ft² across 44,150 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (718 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 113.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 415,318 kWh of electricity, 4,534 therms of natural gas and 1,213 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 54 Associates to report its energy use?
54 Associates 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:6632073:2024). 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 54 Associates's energy grade?
54 Associates did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 55.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 54 Associates use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.5 kBtu/ft² (113.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 44,150 sq ft, including 415,318 kWh of electricity and 4,534 therms of natural gas.
What are 54 Associates's carbon emissions?
54 Associates reported 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 54 Associates?
54 Associates is at 59 East 54 Street, in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76009, -73.97310 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 54 Associates and when was it built?
54 Associates has 44,150 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 54 Associates 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, “54 Associates, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/54-associates-824903e9 (data as of October 2, 2026).