GFP: 60 E 56th St
Office in New York City, NY · 60 E 56th St · 10022
At a glance
GFP: 60 E 56th St is a 62,933-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 42.7 kBtu/ft² and 284 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 42.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 284 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 633,310 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,933 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14910020:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 242 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 E 56th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76136, -73.97226
Within ~1 km
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How does GFP: 60 E 56th St 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 42.7 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,933 sq ft, it is about 69% 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 GFP: 60 E 56th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for GFP: 60 E 56th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 49.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 42.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 242 tCO₂e to 284 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).
What does a site EUI of 42.7 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. GFP: 60 E 56th St's 42.7 kBtu/ft² across 62,933 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (788 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 633,310 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires GFP: 60 E 56th St to report its energy use?
GFP: 60 E 56th 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:14910020:2024). 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 GFP: 60 E 56th St's energy grade?
GFP: 60 E 56th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 42.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does GFP: 60 E 56th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 42.7 kBtu/ft² (106.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,933 sq ft, including 633,310 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are GFP: 60 E 56th St's carbon emissions?
GFP: 60 E 56th St reported 284 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is GFP: 60 E 56th St?
GFP: 60 E 56th St is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76136, -73.97226 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is GFP: 60 E 56th St and when was it built?
GFP: 60 E 56th St has 62,933 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 GFP: 60 E 56th 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, “GFP: 60 E 56th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/gfp-60-e-56th-st-e46ee350 (data as of October 2, 2026).