CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College
College/University in New York City, NY · 50 West 40th St · 10018
At a glance
CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College is a 74,189-square-foot college/university building at 50 West 40th St in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 96.0 kBtu/ft² and 700 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 96.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 216.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 700 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,370,763 kWh |
| Water use | 1,108 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 74,189 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:60572118:2024 |
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
- 50 West 40th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75313, -73.98405
Within ~1 km
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How does CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College compare with other college/university buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 553 college/university buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 96.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 94.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 9.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% above the group average of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,189 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 202,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 96.0 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. CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College's 96.0 kBtu/ft² across 74,189 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,087 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 216.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,370,763 kWh of electricity and 1,108 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College to report its energy use?
CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College 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:60572118:2024). 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 CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College's energy grade?
CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 96.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 96.0 kBtu/ft² (216.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,189 sq ft, including 1,370,763 kWh of electricity.
What are CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College's carbon emissions?
CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College reported 700 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College?
CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College is at 50 West 40th St, in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75313, -73.98405 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College and when was it built?
CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College has 74,189 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College 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, “CUNY > GCC_340_Guttman Community College, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cuny-gcc-340-guttman-community-college-753502fd (data as of October 2, 2026).