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130 East 12th Street

Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10003

At a glance

130 East 12th Street is a 26,158-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1905. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 50.8 kBtu/ft² and 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2023
Site EUI
50.8
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
98
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
3.8
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
26,158
sq ft
Year built
1905
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI50.8 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI86.7 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions98 tCO₂e
GHG intensity3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity146,426 kWh
Natural gas8,280 therms
Water use741 kgal
Gross floor area26,158 sq ft
Source recordnyc:20800768:2023

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2023latest—50.8 kBtu/ft²98 tCO₂e
2022—58.1 kBtu/ft²98 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
130 East 12th Street
State
New York
ZIP
10003
Coordinates
40.73222, -73.98879

Within ~1 km

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How does 130 East 12th Street 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. Its site EUI of 50.8 kBtu/ft² is about 32% 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 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 26,158 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1905, 47 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 130 East 12th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 130 East 12th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 58.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 98 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).

What does a site EUI of 50.8 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. 130 East 12th Street's 50.8 kBtu/ft² across 26,158 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (389 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 86.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 146,426 kWh of electricity, 8,280 therms of natural gas and 741 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 130 East 12th Street to report its energy use?

130 East 12th Street 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:20800768:2023). 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 130 East 12th Street's energy grade?

130 East 12th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 50.8 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 130 East 12th Street use?

Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 50.8 kBtu/ft² (86.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,158 sq ft, including 146,426 kWh of electricity and 8,280 therms of natural gas.

What are 130 East 12th Street's carbon emissions?

130 East 12th Street reported 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.

Where is 130 East 12th Street?

130 East 12th Street is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73222, -73.98879 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is 130 East 12th Street and when was it built?

130 East 12th Street has 26,158 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1905 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.

Is 130 East 12th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?

Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “130 East 12th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/130-east-12th-street-c8ef2db9 (data as of October 2, 2026).