132 East 45th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 132 E 45th Street · 10017
At a glance
132 East 45th Street is a 78,232-square-foot multifamily housing building at 132 E 45th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.2 kBtu/ft² and 234 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 72.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 234 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 589,869 kWh |
| Natural gas | 379 therms |
| Water use | 4,198 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 78,232 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7139913:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.2 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 68 | +12 | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 304 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 273 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
- 132 E 45th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75321, -73.97429
Within ~1 km
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How does 132 East 45th 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 26.2 kBtu/ft² is about 65% 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 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 42% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 78,232 sq ft, it is about 23% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 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 132 East 45th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 132 East 45th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2022 to 68 in 2023 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 45.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 26.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 42% decrease. Reported emissions went from 273 tCO₂e to 234 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 26.2 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. 132 East 45th Street's 26.2 kBtu/ft² across 78,232 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (601 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 72.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 589,869 kWh of electricity, 379 therms of natural gas and 4,198 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 132 East 45th Street to report its energy use?
132 East 45th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:7139913:2024). 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 132 East 45th Street's energy grade?
132 East 45th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 132 East 45th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.2 kBtu/ft² (72.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 78,232 sq ft, including 589,869 kWh of electricity and 379 therms of natural gas.
What are 132 East 45th Street's carbon emissions?
132 East 45th Street reported 234 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 132 East 45th Street?
132 East 45th Street is at 132 E 45th Street, in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75321, -73.97429 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 132 East 45th Street and when was it built?
132 East 45th Street has 78,232 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 132 East 45th Street 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, “132 East 45th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/132-east-45th-street-e11a1a6c (data as of October 2, 2026).