55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza
Financial Office in New York City, NY · 55 EAST 52 STREET · 10055
At a glance
55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza is a 1,076,416-square-foot financial office at 55 EAST 52 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1981. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 80 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 66.1 kBtu/ft² and 6,943 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 57% of the 35 scored financial office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 80 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 66.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 147.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 6,943 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 13,443,199 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,466 therms |
| Water use | 15,913 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 1,076,416 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2662342:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 80 | -3 | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 6,943 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 83 | -7 | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 6,092 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 90 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,113 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
- 55 EAST 52 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10055
- Coordinates
- 40.75883, -73.97398
Within ~1 km
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How does 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza compare with other financial office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 48 financial office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 72 across the 35 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 66.1 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 82.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,076,416 sq ft, it is about 64% above the average floor area of 655,976 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 161 financial office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 72 and a site EUI of 69.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2022 to 80 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 90. Site EUI moved from 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 42% increase. Reported emissions went from 4,113 tCO₂e to 6,943 tCO₂e over the same span (up 69%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza's 66.1 kBtu/ft² across 1,076,416 sq ft works out to about 71.2 billion Btu (20,852 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 147.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 13,443,199 kWh of electricity, 12,466 therms of natural gas and 15,913 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza to report its energy use?
55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza 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:2662342:2024). 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 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza's energy grade?
55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza scores 80 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.1 kBtu/ft² (147.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,076,416 sq ft, including 13,443,199 kWh of electricity and 12,466 therms of natural gas.
What are 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza's carbon emissions?
55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza reported 6,943 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza?
55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza is at 55 EAST 52 STREET, in New York City, New York 10055. Its coordinates are 40.75883, -73.97398 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza and when was it built?
55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza has 1,076,416 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as financial office.
Is 55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza 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, “55 East 52nd St - Park Ave Plaza, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/55-east-52nd-st-park-ave-plaza-f60ddbf9 (data as of October 2, 2026).