Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 409 East 60th Street · 10022
At a glance
Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street is a 49,500-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 425.2 kBtu/ft² and 2,274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 425.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 1181.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,274 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 45.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,093,294 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,564 therms |
| Water use | 652 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 49,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6301169:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 425.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,274 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 418.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,744 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
- 409 East 60th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76000, -73.96095
Within ~1 km
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How does Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street 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 425.2 kBtu/ft² is about 559% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 45.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 691% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,500 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 11 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 Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 418.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 425.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,744 tCO₂e to 2,274 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does a site EUI of 425.2 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. Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street's 425.2 kBtu/ft² across 49,500 sq ft works out to about 21 billion Btu (6,168 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 1181.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,093,294 kWh of electricity, 2,564 therms of natural gas and 652 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street to report its energy use?
Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street 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:6301169:2023). 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 Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street's energy grade?
Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 425.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 425.2 kBtu/ft² (1181.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,500 sq ft, including 6,093,294 kWh of electricity and 2,564 therms of natural gas.
What are Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street's carbon emissions?
Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street reported 2,274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (45.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street?
Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76000, -73.96095 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street and when was it built?
Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street has 49,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street 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, “Steel Equities - 409 East 60th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/steel-equities-409-east-60th-street-1f1655da (data as of October 2, 2026).