59 Allen Street
Parking in New York City, NY · 10002
At a glance
59 Allen Street is a 57,807-square-foot parking building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 78.7 kBtu/ft² and 149 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 78.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 220.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 149 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 380,172 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25 therms |
| Water use | 50 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 57,807 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14932950:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 204.8 kBtu/ft² | 111 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 179.0 kBtu/ft² | 76 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
- 59 Allen Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.71710, -73.99146
Within ~1 km
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How does 59 Allen Street compare with other parking buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 301 parking buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 39.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 145% above the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,807 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 47 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 59 Allen Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 59 Allen Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 179.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 56% decrease. Reported emissions went from 76 tCO₂e to 149 tCO₂e over the same span (up 98%).
What does a site EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 59 Allen Street's 78.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,807 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,333 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 220.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 380,172 kWh of electricity, 25 therms of natural gas and 50 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 59 Allen Street to report its energy use?
59 Allen 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:14932950:2024). 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 59 Allen Street's energy grade?
59 Allen Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 78.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 59 Allen Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 78.7 kBtu/ft² (220.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,807 sq ft, including 380,172 kWh of electricity and 25 therms of natural gas.
What are 59 Allen Street's carbon emissions?
59 Allen Street reported 149 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 59 Allen Street?
59 Allen Street is in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.71710, -73.99146 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 59 Allen Street and when was it built?
59 Allen Street has 57,807 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 59 Allen 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, “59 Allen Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/59-allen-street-50e08ee2 (data as of October 2, 2026).