60 West 55th Street-RDA1
Office in New York City, NY · 60 West 55th Street · 10019
At a glance
60 West 55th Street-RDA1 is a 30,398-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1955. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 192.3 kBtu/ft² and 451 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 192.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 321.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 451 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 573,252 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,120 therms |
| Gross floor area | 30,398 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25805772:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 192.3 kBtu/ft² | 451 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 183.9 kBtu/ft² | 423 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 183.8 kBtu/ft² | 375 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
- 60 West 55th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76244, -73.97677
Within ~1 km
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How does 60 West 55th Street-RDA1 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. Its site EUI of 192.3 kBtu/ft² is about 198% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 156% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,398 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 15 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.
How has 60 West 55th Street-RDA1's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 60 West 55th Street-RDA1, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 183.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 192.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 375 tCO₂e to 451 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does a site EUI of 192.3 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. 60 West 55th Street-RDA1's 192.3 kBtu/ft² across 30,398 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,713 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 321.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 573,252 kWh of electricity and 24,120 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 60 West 55th Street-RDA1 to report its energy use?
60 West 55th Street-RDA1 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:25805772:2024). 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 60 West 55th Street-RDA1's energy grade?
60 West 55th Street-RDA1 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 192.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 60 West 55th Street-RDA1 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 192.3 kBtu/ft² (321.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,398 sq ft, including 573,252 kWh of electricity and 24,120 therms of natural gas.
What are 60 West 55th Street-RDA1's carbon emissions?
60 West 55th Street-RDA1 reported 451 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 60 West 55th Street-RDA1?
60 West 55th Street-RDA1 is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76244, -73.97677 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 60 West 55th Street-RDA1 and when was it built?
60 West 55th Street-RDA1 has 30,398 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 60 West 55th Street-RDA1 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, “60 West 55th Street-RDA1, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/60-west-55th-street-rda1-62038897 (data as of October 2, 2026).