1252 West Farms Road
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10459
At a glance
1252 West Farms Road is a 28,453-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.4 kBtu/ft² and 132 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 132 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 87,193 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,484 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,453 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6932970:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 132 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 86.2 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 91.6 kBtu/ft² | 149 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
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Location
- Address
- 1252 West Farms Road
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10459
- Coordinates
- 40.82903, -73.88801
Within ~1 km
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How does 1252 West Farms Road 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 75.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,453 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 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 1252 West Farms Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1252 West Farms Road, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 91.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 149 tCO₂e to 132 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 75.4 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. 1252 West Farms Road's 75.4 kBtu/ft² across 28,453 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (629 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 87,193 kWh of electricity and 18,484 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1252 West Farms Road to report its energy use?
1252 West Farms Road 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:6932970:2024). 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 1252 West Farms Road's energy grade?
1252 West Farms Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1252 West Farms Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.4 kBtu/ft² (97.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,453 sq ft, including 87,193 kWh of electricity and 18,484 therms of natural gas.
What are 1252 West Farms Road's carbon emissions?
1252 West Farms Road reported 132 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1252 West Farms Road?
1252 West Farms Road is in New York City, New York 10459. Its coordinates are 40.82903, -73.88801 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1252 West Farms Road and when was it built?
1252 West Farms Road has 28,453 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1252 West Farms Road 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, “1252 West Farms Road, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1252-west-farms-road-4e9b76a2 (data as of October 2, 2026).