251-253 5th Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 10016
At a glance
251-253 5th Avenue is a 55,771-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1916.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 746,737 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,672 therms |
| Gross floor area | 55,771 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6271341:2023 |
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
- 251-253 5th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74477, -73.98722
Within ~1 km
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- 11 Madison Avenuescore 77
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- (71003A) Herald Square Macy'sscore 70
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- 51 Madisonscore 79
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How does 251-253 5th Avenue compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide.
At 55,771 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
Which law requires 251-253 5th Avenue to report its energy use?
251-253 5th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6271341:2023). 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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- Office buildings in New York City· 3,384 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 251-253 5th Avenue's energy grade?
251-253 5th Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure.
How much energy does 251-253 5th Avenue use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2023.
What are 251-253 5th Avenue's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is 251-253 5th Avenue?
251-253 5th Avenue is in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74477, -73.98722 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 251-253 5th Avenue and when was it built?
251-253 5th Avenue has 55,771 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 251-253 5th Avenue 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, “251-253 5th Avenue, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/251-253-5th-avenue-ef8ee25f (data as of October 2, 2026).