1214 Avenue M
Office in New York City, NY · 11230
At a glance
1214 Avenue M is a 34,671-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1948. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.0 kBtu/ft² and 159 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 159 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 326,689 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,826 therms |
| Water use | 802 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,671 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6820165:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 159 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 46.5 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 62.4 kBtu/ft² | 148 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
- 1214 Avenue M
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11230
- Coordinates
- 40.61769, -73.96258
Within ~1 km
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How does 1214 Avenue M 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,671 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1948, 8 years later 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 1214 Avenue M's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1214 Avenue M, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 62.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 49.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 148 tCO₂e to 159 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
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. 1214 Avenue M's 49.0 kBtu/ft² across 34,671 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (498 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 107.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 326,689 kWh of electricity, 5,826 therms of natural gas and 802 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1214 Avenue M to report its energy use?
1214 Avenue M 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:6820165:2024). 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 1214 Avenue M's energy grade?
1214 Avenue M did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1214 Avenue M use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft² (107.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,671 sq ft, including 326,689 kWh of electricity and 5,826 therms of natural gas.
What are 1214 Avenue M's carbon emissions?
1214 Avenue M reported 159 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1214 Avenue M?
1214 Avenue M is in New York City, New York 11230. Its coordinates are 40.61769, -73.96258 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1214 Avenue M and when was it built?
1214 Avenue M has 34,671 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1948 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1214 Avenue M 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, “1214 Avenue M, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1214-avenue-m-3122f7fb (data as of October 2, 2026).