245 Lexington Avenue
Other - Education in New York City, NY · 245 Lexington Ave · 10016
At a glance
245 Lexington Avenue is a 81,312-square-foot other - education building in New York City, New York, built in 1969. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 137.2 kBtu/ft² and 862 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 137.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 214.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 862 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 748,580 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,413 therms |
| Water use | 3,349 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 81,312 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5819652:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 137.2 kBtu/ft² | 862 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 145.7 kBtu/ft² | 828 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 145.1 kBtu/ft² | 769 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
- 245 Lexington Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74667, -73.97952
Within ~1 km
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How does 245 Lexington Avenue compare with other other - education buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 38 other - education buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 137.2 kBtu/ft² is about 42% above the average of 96.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 81,312 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 63,352 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1961).
How has 245 Lexington Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 245 Lexington Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 145.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 137.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 769 tCO₂e to 862 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 137.2 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. 245 Lexington Avenue's 137.2 kBtu/ft² across 81,312 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,270 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 214.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 748,580 kWh of electricity, 2,413 therms of natural gas and 3,349 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 245 Lexington Avenue to report its energy use?
245 Lexington 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:5819652:2024). 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 245 Lexington Avenue's energy grade?
245 Lexington Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 137.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 245 Lexington Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 137.2 kBtu/ft² (214.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 81,312 sq ft, including 748,580 kWh of electricity and 2,413 therms of natural gas.
What are 245 Lexington Avenue's carbon emissions?
245 Lexington Avenue reported 862 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 245 Lexington Avenue?
245 Lexington Avenue is in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74667, -73.97952 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 245 Lexington Avenue and when was it built?
245 Lexington Avenue has 81,312 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as other - education.
Is 245 Lexington 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, “245 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/245-lexington-avenue-f7699fa4 (data as of October 2, 2026).