NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St
Office in New York City, NY · 42 West 44th Street · 10036
At a glance
NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St is a 49,360-square-foot office building at 42 West 44th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 70.8 kBtu/ft² and 334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 70.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 153.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 334 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 622,334 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,105 therms |
| Water use | 1,160 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 49,360 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6664930:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 257 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
- 42 West 44th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75538, -73.98137
Within ~1 km
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How does NYC Bar: 42 West 44th 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 70.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,360 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 40 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.
How has NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 67.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 257 tCO₂e to 334 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does a site EUI of 70.8 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. NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St's 70.8 kBtu/ft² across 49,360 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,024 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 153.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 622,334 kWh of electricity, 1,105 therms of natural gas and 1,160 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St to report its energy use?
NYC Bar: 42 West 44th 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:6664930:2024). 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 NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St's energy grade?
NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 70.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.8 kBtu/ft² (153.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,360 sq ft, including 622,334 kWh of electricity and 1,105 therms of natural gas.
What are NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St's carbon emissions?
NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St reported 334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St?
NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St is at 42 West 44th Street, in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75538, -73.98137 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St and when was it built?
NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St has 49,360 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is NYC Bar: 42 West 44th 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, “NYC Bar: 42 West 44th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/nyc-bar-42-west-44th-st-6fb66eae (data as of October 2, 2026).