540 West 53rd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 540 West 53Rd Street · 10019
At a glance
540 West 53rd Street is a 141,490-square-foot multifamily housing building at 540 West 53Rd Street in New York City, New York, built in 2019.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Natural gas | 6,708 therms |
| Water use | 3,615 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 141,490 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21205306:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 236 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
- 540 West 53Rd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76730, -73.99219
Within ~1 km
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How does 540 West 53rd 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.
At 141,490 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 67 years later 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 540 West 53rd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 540 West 53rd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 22.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 21.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 236 tCO₂e to 273 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
Which law requires 540 West 53rd Street to report its energy use?
540 West 53rd 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:21205306:2024). 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 540 West 53rd Street's energy grade?
540 West 53rd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure.
How much energy does 540 West 53rd Street use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2024.
What are 540 West 53rd Street's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is 540 West 53rd Street?
540 West 53rd Street is at 540 West 53Rd Street, in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76730, -73.99219 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 540 West 53rd Street and when was it built?
540 West 53rd Street has 141,490 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 540 West 53rd 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, “540 West 53rd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/540-west-53rd-street-33b43317 (data as of October 2, 2026).