125 East 72nd St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1004 LEXINGTON AVE. · 10021
At a glance
125 East 72nd St is a 185,383-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1004 LEXINGTON AVE. in New York City, New York, built in 1917. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.4 kBtu/ft² and 761 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 761 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,003,025 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,782 therms |
| Gross floor area | 185,383 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2669929:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.4 kBtu/ft² | 761 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 81 | +3 | 46.8 kBtu/ft² | 752 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 78 | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | 768 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
- 1004 LEXINGTON AVE.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.77062, -73.96208
Within ~1 km
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How does 125 East 72nd 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 45.4 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 185,383 sq ft, it is about 84% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 35 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 125 East 72nd St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 125 East 72nd St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2022 to 81 in 2023 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 53.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 45.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 768 tCO₂e to 761 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 45.4 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. 125 East 72nd St's 45.4 kBtu/ft² across 185,383 sq ft works out to about 8.4 billion Btu (2,467 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,003,025 kWh of electricity and 1,782 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 125 East 72nd St to report its energy use?
125 East 72nd 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:2669929:2024). 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 125 East 72nd St's energy grade?
125 East 72nd St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 125 East 72nd St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.4 kBtu/ft² (78.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 185,383 sq ft, including 1,003,025 kWh of electricity and 1,782 therms of natural gas.
What are 125 East 72nd St's carbon emissions?
125 East 72nd St reported 761 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 125 East 72nd St?
125 East 72nd St is at 1004 LEXINGTON AVE., in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.77062, -73.96208 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 125 East 72nd St and when was it built?
125 East 72nd St has 185,383 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 125 East 72nd 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, “125 East 72nd St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/125-east-72nd-st-c98d85b8 (data as of October 2, 2026).