RAC St Rita 259 Essex St
K-12 School in New York City, NY · 259 Essex St · 11208
At a glance
RAC St Rita 259 Essex St is a 47,285-square-foot K-12 school in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.0 kBtu/ft² and 123 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 27.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 61.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 123 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 260,976 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,852 therms |
| Gross floor area | 47,285 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:65830492:2024 |
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
- 259 Essex St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11208
- Coordinates
- 40.67767, -73.88262
Within ~1 km
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How does RAC St Rita 259 Essex St compare with other K-12 school buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 2,301 K-12 school buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.0 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 61.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,285 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1954). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 27.0 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. RAC St Rita 259 Essex St's 27.0 kBtu/ft² across 47,285 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (374 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 61.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 260,976 kWh of electricity and 3,852 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires RAC St Rita 259 Essex St to report its energy use?
RAC St Rita 259 Essex 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:65830492:2024). 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 RAC St Rita 259 Essex St's energy grade?
RAC St Rita 259 Essex St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does RAC St Rita 259 Essex St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.0 kBtu/ft² (61.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,285 sq ft, including 260,976 kWh of electricity and 3,852 therms of natural gas.
What are RAC St Rita 259 Essex St's carbon emissions?
RAC St Rita 259 Essex St reported 123 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is RAC St Rita 259 Essex St?
RAC St Rita 259 Essex St is in New York City, New York 11208. Its coordinates are 40.67767, -73.88262 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is RAC St Rita 259 Essex St and when was it built?
RAC St Rita 259 Essex St has 47,285 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is RAC St Rita 259 Essex 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, “RAC St Rita 259 Essex St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rac-st-rita-259-essex-st-101cdc77 (data as of October 2, 2026).