1253 St. Nicholas Ave.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10032
At a glance
1253 St. Nicholas Ave. is a 37,053-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1910.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 231,667 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,898 therms |
| Water use | 4,499 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 37,053 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6700220:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 59 | +44 | 82.8 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 15 | 135.2 kBtu/ft² | 329 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
- 1253 St. Nicholas Ave.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10032
- Coordinates
- 40.84388, -73.93772
Within ~1 km
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How does 1253 St. Nicholas Ave. 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.
At 37,053 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 1253 St. Nicholas Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1253 St. Nicholas Ave., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 15 in 2022 to 59 in 2023 (+44 points). Site EUI moved from 135.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 82.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 329 tCO₂e to 247 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
Which law requires 1253 St. Nicholas Ave. to report its energy use?
1253 St. Nicholas Ave. 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:6700220:2024). 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 1253 St. Nicholas Ave.'s energy grade?
1253 St. Nicholas Ave. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure.
How much energy does 1253 St. Nicholas Ave. use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2024.
What are 1253 St. Nicholas Ave.'s carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is 1253 St. Nicholas Ave.?
1253 St. Nicholas Ave. is in New York City, New York 10032. Its coordinates are 40.84388, -73.93772 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1253 St. Nicholas Ave. and when was it built?
1253 St. Nicholas Ave. has 37,053 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1253 St. Nicholas Ave. 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, “1253 St. Nicholas Ave., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1253-st-nicholas-ave-52aac3bb (data as of October 2, 2026).