CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building
College/University in New York City, NY · 524 West 59th St · 10019
At a glance
CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building is a 662,515-square-foot college/university building at 524 West 59th St in New York City, New York, built in 2011. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 116.2 kBtu/ft² and 7,410 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 116.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 270.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 7,410 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 15,918,858 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,358 therms |
| Gross floor area | 662,515 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33910486:2023 |
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
- 524 West 59th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.77079, -73.98851
Within ~1 km
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How does CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building 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 116.2 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 94.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 87% above the group average of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 662,515 sq ft, it is about 227% above the average floor area of 202,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 64 years later 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 116.2 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 SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building's 116.2 kBtu/ft² across 662,515 sq ft works out to about 77 billion Btu (22,562 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 270.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 15,918,858 kWh of electricity and 2,358 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building to report its energy use?
CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:33910486:2023). 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 SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building's energy grade?
CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 116.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 116.2 kBtu/ft² (270.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 662,515 sq ft, including 15,918,858 kWh of electricity and 2,358 therms of natural gas.
What are CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building's carbon emissions?
CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building reported 7,410 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building?
CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building is at 524 West 59th St, in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.77079, -73.98851 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building and when was it built?
CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building has 662,515 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is CUNY SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 SC > JJ_6473_John Jay College: New Building, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cuny-sc-jj-6473-john-jay-college-new-building-4e5e70c6 (data as of October 2, 2026).