Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th
Office in New York City, NY · 225 W 39th · 10018
At a glance
Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th is a 90,500-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.0 kBtu/ft² and 342 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 74.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 342 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 364,929 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 90,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2612482:2022 |
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
- 225 W 39th
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
Within ~1 km
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How does Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th 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 49.0 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below 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 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,500 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 30 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.
What does a site EUI of 49.0 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 - 225 W 39th's 49.0 kBtu/ft² across 90,500 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,300 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 74.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 364,929 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th to report its energy use?
Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:2612482:2022). 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 - 225 W 39th's energy grade?
Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft² (74.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,500 sq ft, including 364,929 kWh of electricity.
What are Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th's carbon emissions?
Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th reported 342 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th?
Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th is in New York City, New York 10018.
How big is Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th and when was it built?
Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th has 90,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Walter & Samuels - 225 W 39th covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 - 225 W 39th, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/walter-samuels-225-w-39th-15bf0e7b (data as of October 2, 2026).