1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1255 Fifth Avenue · 10029
At a glance
1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium is a 88,819-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 59.7 kBtu/ft² and 384 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 53% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 59.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 95.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 384 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 482,708 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,583 therms |
| Water use | 2,077 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 88,819 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2802810:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 72 | +23 | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 384 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 49 | -3 | 78.6 kBtu/ft² | 465 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | 81.0 kBtu/ft² | 441 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
- 1255 Fifth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10029
- Coordinates
- 40.79505, -73.95055
Within ~1 km
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How does 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium 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. 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 59.7 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 88,819 sq ft, it is about 12% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 27 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 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2022 to 72 in 2024 (+20 points). Site EUI moved from 81.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 441 tCO₂e to 384 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium's 59.7 kBtu/ft² across 88,819 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,554 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 482,708 kWh of electricity, 36,583 therms of natural gas and 2,077 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium to report its energy use?
1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium 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:2802810:2024). 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 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium's energy grade?
1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium scores 72 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.7 kBtu/ft² (95.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 88,819 sq ft, including 482,708 kWh of electricity and 36,583 therms of natural gas.
What are 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium's carbon emissions?
1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium reported 384 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium?
1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium is in New York City, New York 10029. Its coordinates are 40.79505, -73.95055 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium and when was it built?
1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium has 88,819 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium 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, “1255 Fifth Avenue Condominium, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1255-fifth-avenue-condominium-ced5c0a8 (data as of October 2, 2026).