59 EAST 2 STREET

How does 59 EAST 2 STREET compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 59 EAST 2 STREET's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 47.2 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 26,282 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1867, 70 years earlier than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 59 EAST 2 STREET's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 59 EAST 2 STREET, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2022 to 55 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 64. Site EUI moved from 42.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 47.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 83 tCO₂e to 94 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. 59 EAST 2 STREET's 47.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,282 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (364 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 54.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 26,947 kWh of electricity, 939 therms of natural gas and 121 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 59 EAST 2 STREET to report its energy use?

59 EAST 2 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:21968880:2024). 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.