59th St: 235 E 59th St.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 235 East 59th Street · 10022
At a glance
59th St: 235 E 59th St. is a 41,834-square-foot multifamily housing building at 235 East 59th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1960. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 106.7 kBtu/ft² and 352 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 106.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 189.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 352 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 542,333 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,151 therms |
| Water use | 2,629 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 41,834 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8720147:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 106.7 kBtu/ft² | 352 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 104.4 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 105.2 kBtu/ft² | 289 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
- 235 East 59th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76119, -73.96569
Within ~1 km
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How does 59th St: 235 E 59th St. 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. Its site EUI of 106.7 kBtu/ft² is about 42% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 62% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,834 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 8 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.
How has 59th St: 235 E 59th St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 59th St: 235 E 59th St., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 105.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 106.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 289 tCO₂e to 352 tCO₂e over the same span (up 22%).
What does a site EUI of 106.7 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. 59th St: 235 E 59th St.'s 106.7 kBtu/ft² across 41,834 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,308 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 189.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 542,333 kWh of electricity, 26,151 therms of natural gas and 2,629 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 59th St: 235 E 59th St. to report its energy use?
59th St: 235 E 59th St. 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:8720147:2024). 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 59th St: 235 E 59th St.'s energy grade?
59th St: 235 E 59th St. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 106.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 59th St: 235 E 59th St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 106.7 kBtu/ft² (189.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,834 sq ft, including 542,333 kWh of electricity and 26,151 therms of natural gas.
What are 59th St: 235 E 59th St.'s carbon emissions?
59th St: 235 E 59th St. reported 352 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 59th St: 235 E 59th St.?
59th St: 235 E 59th St. is at 235 East 59th Street, in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76119, -73.96569 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 59th St: 235 E 59th St. and when was it built?
59th St: 235 E 59th St. has 41,834 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 59th St: 235 E 59th St. 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, “59th St: 235 E 59th St., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/59th-st-235-e-59th-st-eb9a1345 (data as of October 2, 2026).