Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 59 Fourth Avenue · 10003
At a glance
Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue is a 38,537-square-foot multifamily housing building 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 106.7 kBtu/ft² and 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 106.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 159.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 283 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 305,352 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,705 therms |
| Gross floor area | 38,537 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6282894:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 106.7 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.2 kBtu/ft² | 191 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.1 kBtu/ft² | 199 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
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Location
- Address
- 59 Fourth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73078, -73.99046
Within ~1 km
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How does Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue 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 106.7 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,537 sq ft, it is about 62% below 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.
How has Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 79.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 106.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 35% increase. Reported emissions went from 199 tCO₂e to 283 tCO₂e over the same span (up 42%).
What does a site EUI of 106.7 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. Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue's 106.7 kBtu/ft² across 38,537 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,205 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 159.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 305,352 kWh of electricity and 30,705 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue to report its energy use?
Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue 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:6282894:2024). 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 Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue's energy grade?
Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 106.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 106.7 kBtu/ft² (159.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,537 sq ft, including 305,352 kWh of electricity and 30,705 therms of natural gas.
What are Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue's carbon emissions?
Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue reported 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue?
Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73078, -73.99046 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue and when was it built?
Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue has 38,537 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue 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, “Rockbridge: 59 Fourth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rockbridge-59-fourth-avenue-f8421ab2 (data as of October 2, 2026).