397 West 12th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 397 W. 12TH ST. · 10014
At a glance
397 West 12th Street is a 27,978-square-foot multifamily housing building at 397 W. 12TH ST. in New York City, New York, built in 2007. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 126.4 kBtu/ft² and 300 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 126.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 246.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 300 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 532,302 kWh |
| Natural gas | 17,201 therms |
| Water use | 801 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,978 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6812013:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 126.4 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 115.6 kBtu/ft² | 265 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 127.2 kBtu/ft² | 241 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
- 397 W. 12TH ST.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10014
- Coordinates
- 40.73757, -74.00935
Within ~1 km
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How does 397 West 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 126.4 kBtu/ft² is about 69% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,978 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 55 years later 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 397 West 12th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 397 West 12th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 127.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 126.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 241 tCO₂e to 300 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 126.4 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. 397 West 12th Street's 126.4 kBtu/ft² across 27,978 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,036 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 246.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 532,302 kWh of electricity, 17,201 therms of natural gas and 801 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 397 West 12th Street to report its energy use?
397 West 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:6812013:2024). 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 397 West 12th Street's energy grade?
397 West 12th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 126.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 397 West 12th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 126.4 kBtu/ft² (246.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,978 sq ft, including 532,302 kWh of electricity and 17,201 therms of natural gas.
What are 397 West 12th Street's carbon emissions?
397 West 12th Street reported 300 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 397 West 12th Street?
397 West 12th Street is at 397 W. 12TH ST., in New York City, New York 10014. Its coordinates are 40.73757, -74.00935 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 397 West 12th Street and when was it built?
397 West 12th Street has 27,978 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 397 West 12th 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, “397 West 12th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/397-west-12th-street-67da8fff (data as of October 2, 2026).