Sterling: 1059 Union St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1059 Union St · 11225
At a glance
Sterling: 1059 Union St is a 45,245-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 79.5 kBtu/ft² and 246 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 79.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 246 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 259,772 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,119 therms |
| Water use | 1,657 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 45,245 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6301472:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 79.5 kBtu/ft² | 246 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 200 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
- 1059 Union St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11225
- Coordinates
- 40.66971, -73.95789
Within ~1 km
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How does Sterling: 1059 Union St 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 79.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,245 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 25 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 Sterling: 1059 Union St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Sterling: 1059 Union St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 75.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 200 tCO₂e to 246 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).
What does a site EUI of 79.5 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. Sterling: 1059 Union St's 79.5 kBtu/ft² across 45,245 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,054 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 259,772 kWh of electricity, 27,119 therms of natural gas and 1,657 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Sterling: 1059 Union St to report its energy use?
Sterling: 1059 Union 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:6301472:2024). 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 Sterling: 1059 Union St's energy grade?
Sterling: 1059 Union St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 79.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Sterling: 1059 Union St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.5 kBtu/ft² (117.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,245 sq ft, including 259,772 kWh of electricity and 27,119 therms of natural gas.
What are Sterling: 1059 Union St's carbon emissions?
Sterling: 1059 Union St reported 246 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Sterling: 1059 Union St?
Sterling: 1059 Union St is in New York City, New York 11225. Its coordinates are 40.66971, -73.95789 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Sterling: 1059 Union St and when was it built?
Sterling: 1059 Union St has 45,245 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Sterling: 1059 Union 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, “Sterling: 1059 Union St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/sterling-1059-union-st-7bb95779 (data as of October 2, 2026).