1260 Westchester Avenue
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 10459
At a glance
1260 Westchester Avenue is a 28,461-square-foot retail store in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.0 kBtu/ft² and 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 131 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 219,088 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,468 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,461 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:35178154:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 50.0 kBtu/ft² | 121 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
- 1260 Westchester Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10459
- Coordinates
- 40.82698, -73.88742
Within ~1 km
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How does 1260 Westchester Avenue compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.0 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,461 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 1260 Westchester Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 1260 Westchester Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 50.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 131 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 56.0 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. 1260 Westchester Avenue's 56.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,461 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (467 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 104.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 219,088 kWh of electricity and 8,468 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1260 Westchester Avenue to report its energy use?
1260 Westchester 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:35178154:2024). 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 1260 Westchester Avenue's energy grade?
1260 Westchester Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1260 Westchester Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft² (104.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,461 sq ft, including 219,088 kWh of electricity and 8,468 therms of natural gas.
What are 1260 Westchester Avenue's carbon emissions?
1260 Westchester Avenue reported 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1260 Westchester Avenue?
1260 Westchester Avenue is in New York City, New York 10459. Its coordinates are 40.82698, -73.88742 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1260 Westchester Avenue and when was it built?
1260 Westchester Avenue has 28,461 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 1260 Westchester 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, “1260 Westchester Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1260-westchester-avenue-c33029ae (data as of October 2, 2026).