59 West 44 Street
Hotel in New York City, NY · 10036
At a glance
59 West 44 Street is a 90,169-square-foot hotel in New York City, New York, built in 1902. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 16 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 178.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 16 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 178.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 316.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,163 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,703,529 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 90,169 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12414920:2022 |
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 West 44 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75556, -73.98175
Within ~1 km
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How does 59 West 44 Street compare with other hotel buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 970 hotel buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 59 West 44 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 16 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 178.9 kBtu/ft² is about 90% above the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 65% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,169 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1902, 73 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 16 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 16 means the building performs better than about 16% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 16 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 59 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 West 44 Street's 178.9 kBtu/ft² across 90,169 sq ft works out to about 16.1 billion Btu (4,728 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 316.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,703,529 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 59 West 44 Street to report its energy use?
59 West 44 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:12414920:2022). 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 West 44 Street's energy grade?
59 West 44 Street scores 16 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 59 West 44 Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 178.9 kBtu/ft² (316.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,169 sq ft, including 1,703,529 kWh of electricity.
What are 59 West 44 Street's carbon emissions?
59 West 44 Street reported 1,163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 59 West 44 Street?
59 West 44 Street is in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75556, -73.98175 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 59 West 44 Street and when was it built?
59 West 44 Street has 90,169 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1902 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 59 West 44 Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 West 44 Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/59-west-44-street-1e20cad5 (data as of October 2, 2026).