GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA
Office in New York City, NY · 40 West 20th Street · 10011
At a glance
GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA is a 95,316-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1923. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.8 kBtu/ft² and 573 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 573 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,153,650 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,594 therms |
| Gross floor area | 95,316 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:53891992:2024 |
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
- 40 West 20th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74025, -73.99232
Within ~1 km
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How does GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA 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 53.8 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 95,316 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 17 years earlier 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.
What does a site EUI of 53.8 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. GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA's 53.8 kBtu/ft² across 95,316 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,503 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 116.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,153,650 kWh of electricity and 22,594 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA to report its energy use?
GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA 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:53891992:2024). 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 GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA's energy grade?
GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.8 kBtu/ft² (116.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 95,316 sq ft, including 1,153,650 kWh of electricity and 22,594 therms of natural gas.
What are GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA's carbon emissions?
GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA reported 573 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA?
GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74025, -73.99232 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA and when was it built?
GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA has 95,316 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA 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, “GC 40 West 20th Street-RDA, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/gc-40-west-20th-street-rda-1f309a11 (data as of October 2, 2026).