555 West 59th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
555 West 59th Street is a 294,332-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2007. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 29 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 77.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,620 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 29 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 77.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 148.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,620 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,938,520 kWh |
| Natural gas | 99,696 therms |
| Gross floor area | 294,332 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9838425:2023 |
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
- 555 West 59th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.77105, -73.98910
Within ~1 km
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How does 555 West 59th 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. 555 West 59th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 29 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 77.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 294,332 sq ft, it is about 192% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 55 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 29 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 29 means the building performs better than about 29% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 29 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 46 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 555 West 59th Street's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across 294,332 sq ft works out to about 22.7 billion Btu (6,642 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 148.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,938,520 kWh of electricity and 99,696 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 555 West 59th Street to report its energy use?
555 West 59th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:9838425:2023). 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 555 West 59th Street's energy grade?
555 West 59th Street scores 29 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 555 West 59th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 77.0 kBtu/ft² (148.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 294,332 sq ft, including 2,938,520 kWh of electricity and 99,696 therms of natural gas.
What are 555 West 59th Street's carbon emissions?
555 West 59th Street reported 1,620 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 555 West 59th Street?
555 West 59th Street is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.77105, -73.98910 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 555 West 59th Street and when was it built?
555 West 59th Street has 294,332 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 555 West 59th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “555 West 59th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/555-west-59th-street-bf2c129b (data as of October 2, 2026).