United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 53 Howard Street · 10013
At a glance
United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St is a 30,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 53 Howard Street in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 172.8 kBtu/ft² and 419 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 172.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 317.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 419 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 681,525 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,593 therms |
| Water use | 1,730 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:52933592:2024 |
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
- 53 Howard Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72019, -74.00195
Within ~1 km
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How does United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal 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 172.8 kBtu/ft² is about 131% 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 14.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 169% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 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 a site EUI of 172.8 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. United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St's 172.8 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,519 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 317.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 681,525 kWh of electricity, 28,593 therms of natural gas and 1,730 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St to report its energy use?
United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal 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:52933592:2024). 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 United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St's energy grade?
United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 172.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 172.8 kBtu/ft² (317.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,000 sq ft, including 681,525 kWh of electricity and 28,593 therms of natural gas.
What are United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St's carbon emissions?
United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St reported 419 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St?
United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St is at 53 Howard Street, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72019, -74.00195 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St and when was it built?
United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal 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, “United American Land (UAL) - 309 Canal St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/united-american-land-ual-309-canal-st-417e81c4 (data as of October 2, 2026).