Maxwell: 357 W 55th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 357 W 55th St · 10019
At a glance
Maxwell: 357 W 55th St is a 75,442-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1935. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 13.4 kBtu/ft² and 110 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 13.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 37.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 110 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 295,581 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1 therms |
| Gross floor area | 75,442 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15569100:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 13.4 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 14.9 kBtu/ft² | 92 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
- 357 W 55th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76637, -73.98605
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell: 357 W 55th St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 13.4 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,442 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1935, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Maxwell: 357 W 55th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Maxwell: 357 W 55th St, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 14.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 13.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 92 tCO₂e to 110 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does a site EUI of 13.4 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. Maxwell: 357 W 55th St's 13.4 kBtu/ft² across 75,442 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (296 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 37.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 295,581 kWh of electricity and 1 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell: 357 W 55th St to report its energy use?
Maxwell: 357 W 55th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15569100:2023). 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 Maxwell: 357 W 55th St's energy grade?
Maxwell: 357 W 55th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 13.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Maxwell: 357 W 55th St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 13.4 kBtu/ft² (37.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 75,442 sq ft, including 295,581 kWh of electricity and 1 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell: 357 W 55th St's carbon emissions?
Maxwell: 357 W 55th St reported 110 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Maxwell: 357 W 55th St?
Maxwell: 357 W 55th St is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76637, -73.98605 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Maxwell: 357 W 55th St and when was it built?
Maxwell: 357 W 55th St has 75,442 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1935 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell: 357 W 55th St 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, “Maxwell: 357 W 55th St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-357-w-55th-st-2ba5dc5d (data as of October 2, 2026).