129 3rd Avenue
Residence Hall/Dormitory in New York City, NY · 125 3Rd Avenue · 10003
At a glance
129 3rd Avenue is a 113,000-square-foot residence hall/dormitory at 125 3Rd Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1999. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 66.4 kBtu/ft² and 546 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 66.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 546 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 696,219 kWh |
| Natural gas | 51,245 therms |
| Water use | 6,548 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 113,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4389685:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 66.4 kBtu/ft² | 546 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 53 | -40 | 76.6 kBtu/ft² | 701 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 455 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 125 3Rd Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73339, -73.98710
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Stuyvesant Townscore 83
Multifamily Housing · 9,055,218 sq ft
College/University · 5,000,000 sq ft
- Peter Cooper Villagescore 85
Multifamily Housing · 3,015,232 sq ft
- One Madison Avenuescore —
Office · 1,339,997 sq ft
- ConEd Irving Placescore 55
Office · 1,255,204 sq ft
- 770 Broadwayscore 84
Office · 1,093,389 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does 129 3rd Avenue compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 343 residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 66.4 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 79.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 113,000 sq ft, it is about 32% above the average floor area of 85,583 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 53 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 129 3rd Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 129 3rd Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2022 to 53 in 2023 (-40 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 93. Site EUI moved from 60.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 455 tCO₂e to 546 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does a site EUI of 66.4 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. 129 3rd Avenue's 66.4 kBtu/ft² across 113,000 sq ft works out to about 7.5 billion Btu (2,199 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 696,219 kWh of electricity, 51,245 therms of natural gas and 6,548 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 129 3rd Avenue to report its energy use?
129 3rd 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:4389685:2024). 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.
More residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City
- Henley Road· 111,900 sq ft · score 82 (B)
- St. Mary's Home for Working Girls· 111,570 sq ft · score 89 (A)
- 55 John Street· 110,132 sq ft · score 50 (D)
- 55 John St.· 110,132 sq ft · EUI 104.7 kBtu/ft²
- International House - 524 Riverside Dr.· 110,111 sq ft · score 71 (B)
- DaSilva Hall· 107,805 sq ft
- Residence Hall/Dormitory buildings in New York City· 343 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is 129 3rd Avenue's energy grade?
129 3rd Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 66.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 129 3rd Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.4 kBtu/ft² (106.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 113,000 sq ft, including 696,219 kWh of electricity and 51,245 therms of natural gas.
What are 129 3rd Avenue's carbon emissions?
129 3rd Avenue reported 546 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 129 3rd Avenue?
129 3rd Avenue is at 125 3Rd Avenue, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73339, -73.98710 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 129 3rd Avenue and when was it built?
129 3rd Avenue has 113,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as residence hall/dormitory.
Is 129 3rd 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “129 3rd Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/129-3rd-avenue-32f73ddd (data as of October 2, 2026).