One Columbus Place
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 400 WEST 59 STREET · 10019
At a glance
One Columbus Place is a 913,877-square-foot multifamily housing building at 400 WEST 59 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 25 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 84.7 kBtu/ft² and 5,460 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 25 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 84.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 135.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 5,460 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,102,990 kWh |
| Natural gas | 531,839 therms |
| Gross floor area | 913,877 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6552834:2023 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 400 WEST 59 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76948, -73.98539
Within ~1 km
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How does One Columbus Place 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. One Columbus Place's ENERGY STAR score of 25 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 84.7 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 913,877 sq ft, it is about 805% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 25 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 25 means the building performs better than about 25% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 25 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 50 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. One Columbus Place's 84.7 kBtu/ft² across 913,877 sq ft works out to about 77.4 billion Btu (22,685 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 135.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,102,990 kWh of electricity and 531,839 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires One Columbus Place to report its energy use?
One Columbus Place 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:6552834:2023). 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 One Columbus Place's energy grade?
One Columbus Place scores 25 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does One Columbus Place use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.7 kBtu/ft² (135.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 913,877 sq ft, including 7,102,990 kWh of electricity and 531,839 therms of natural gas.
What are One Columbus Place's carbon emissions?
One Columbus Place reported 5,460 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is One Columbus Place?
One Columbus Place is at 400 WEST 59 STREET, in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76948, -73.98539 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is One Columbus Place and when was it built?
One Columbus Place has 913,877 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is One Columbus Place 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, “One Columbus Place, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/one-columbus-place-cb08fe4f (data as of October 2, 2026).