579 5th Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 10017
At a glance
579 5th Avenue is a 130,715-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1954. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 45.3 kBtu/ft² and 655 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 81% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 45.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 120.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 655 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,573,236 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 2,621 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 130,715 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:48884394:2024 |
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
- 579 5th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75657, -73.97810
Within ~1 km
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How does 579 5th Avenue 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. 579 5th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 45.3 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 130,715 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 14 years later 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 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. 579 5th Avenue's 45.3 kBtu/ft² across 130,715 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,735 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 120.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,573,236 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 2,621 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 579 5th Avenue to report its energy use?
579 5th Avenue 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:48884394:2024). 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 579 5th Avenue's energy grade?
579 5th Avenue scores 93 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 579 5th Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.3 kBtu/ft² (120.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 130,715 sq ft, including 1,573,236 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 579 5th Avenue's carbon emissions?
579 5th Avenue reported 655 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 579 5th Avenue?
579 5th Avenue is in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75657, -73.97810 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 579 5th Avenue and when was it built?
579 5th Avenue has 130,715 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 579 5th Avenue 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, “579 5th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/579-5th-avenue-b80edbf8 (data as of October 2, 2026).