54 Riverside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10024
At a glance
54 Riverside Drive is a 148,643-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 56.0 kBtu/ft² and 539 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 83% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 56.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 77.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 539 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 459,851 kWh |
| Natural gas | 67,481 therms |
| Water use | 3,105 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 148,643 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15335778:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 95 | +2 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 539 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 93 | +13 | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 539 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 80 | 76.6 kBtu/ft² | 653 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
- 54 Riverside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78411, -73.98297
Within ~1 km
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How does 54 Riverside Drive 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. 54 Riverside Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 16%. Its site EUI of 56.0 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 148,643 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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 54 Riverside Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 54 Riverside Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2022 to 95 in 2024 (+15 points). Site EUI moved from 76.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 653 tCO₂e to 539 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. 54 Riverside Drive's 56.0 kBtu/ft² across 148,643 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,440 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 77.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 459,851 kWh of electricity, 67,481 therms of natural gas and 3,105 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 54 Riverside Drive to report its energy use?
54 Riverside Drive 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:15335778:2024). 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 Riverside Drive's energy grade?
54 Riverside Drive scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 54 Riverside Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft² (77.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 148,643 sq ft, including 459,851 kWh of electricity and 67,481 therms of natural gas.
What are 54 Riverside Drive's carbon emissions?
54 Riverside Drive reported 539 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 54 Riverside Drive?
54 Riverside Drive is in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78411, -73.98297 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 54 Riverside Drive and when was it built?
54 Riverside Drive has 148,643 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 54 Riverside Drive 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 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/54-riverside-drive-0686aa64 (data as of October 2, 2026).