126 Fifth Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 126-8 Fifth Avenue · 10011
At a glance
126 Fifth Avenue is a 107,314-square-foot office building at 126-8 Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1905. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.4 kBtu/ft² and 555 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 555 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 860,554 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,858 therms |
| Gross floor area | 107,314 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2800685:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 65.4 kBtu/ft² | 555 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 70.4 kBtu/ft² | 553 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 74.8 kBtu/ft² | 496 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
- 126-8 Fifth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73839, -73.99189
Within ~1 km
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How does 126 Fifth Avenue 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 65.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 107,314 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1905, 35 years earlier 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 126 Fifth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 126 Fifth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 74.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 496 tCO₂e to 555 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 65.4 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. 126 Fifth Avenue's 65.4 kBtu/ft² across 107,314 sq ft works out to about 7 billion Btu (2,057 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 116.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 860,554 kWh of electricity and 40,858 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 126 Fifth Avenue to report its energy use?
126 Fifth Avenue 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:2800685:2024). 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 126 Fifth Avenue's energy grade?
126 Fifth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 126 Fifth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.4 kBtu/ft² (116.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 107,314 sq ft, including 860,554 kWh of electricity and 40,858 therms of natural gas.
What are 126 Fifth Avenue's carbon emissions?
126 Fifth Avenue reported 555 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 126 Fifth Avenue?
126 Fifth Avenue is at 126-8 Fifth Avenue, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73839, -73.99189 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 126 Fifth Avenue and when was it built?
126 Fifth Avenue has 107,314 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1905 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 126 Fifth Avenue 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, “126 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/126-fifth-avenue-1c1517a5 (data as of October 2, 2026).