Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET)
Office in New York City, NY · 224 WEST 29 STREET · 10001
At a glance
Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) is a 45,211-square-foot office building 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 32.1 kBtu/ft² and 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 32.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 108 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 0 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 45,211 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9613444:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 32.1 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 98 | 12.1 kBtu/ft² | 46 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
- 224 WEST 29 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.74823, -73.99383
Within ~1 km
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How does Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 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 32.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 59% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,211 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 14 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 Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET), covering report years 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 12.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 32.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 165% increase. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 108 tCO₂e over the same span (up 133%).
What does a site EUI of 32.1 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. Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET)'s 32.1 kBtu/ft² across 45,211 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (425 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 32.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 0 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) to report its energy use?
Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:9613444:2024). 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 Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET)'s energy grade?
Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.1 kBtu/ft² (32.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,211 sq ft, including 0 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET)'s carbon emissions?
Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) reported 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET)?
Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) is in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.74823, -73.99383 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) and when was it built?
Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) has 45,211 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET) 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, “Walter Samuels - 224 West 29th Street (224 WEST 29 STREET), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/walter-samuels-224-west-29th-street-224-west-29-street-1f870471 (data as of October 2, 2026).