423 East 138 Street
Pre-school/Daycare in New York City, NY · 10454
At a glance
423 East 138 Street is a 51,614-square-foot pre-school/daycare in New York City, New York, built in 1997. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 158.9 kBtu/ft² and 557 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 158.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 297.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 557 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,129,711 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 51,614 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12060077:2022 |
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
- 423 East 138 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10454
- Coordinates
- 40.80870, -73.92190
Within ~1 km
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How does 423 East 138 Street compare with other pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 185 pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 158.9 kBtu/ft² is about 193% above the average of 54.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 125% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,614 sq ft, it is about 89% above the average floor area of 27,378 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 229 pre-school/daycare buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 74 and a site EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 158.9 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. 423 East 138 Street's 158.9 kBtu/ft² across 51,614 sq ft works out to about 8.2 billion Btu (2,404 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 297.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,129,711 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 423 East 138 Street to report its energy use?
423 East 138 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:12060077:2022). 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.
More pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City
- ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave· 49,737 sq ft · EUI 70.2 kBtu/ft²
- J-CAP· 49,668 sq ft · EUI 90.6 kBtu/ft²
- ACS_41_Lutheran Social Services of NY· 47,840 sq ft · EUI 6.4 kBtu/ft²
- ACS_151_Lutheran Social Services of NY· 47,804 sq ft · EUI 61.3 kBtu/ft²
- 250 Bradhurst Avenue· 47,520 sq ft · EUI 31.6 kBtu/ft²
- ACS_74_Morris and Steven Soles Day Care Center· 47,415 sq ft · EUI 36.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 423 East 138 Street's energy grade?
423 East 138 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 158.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 423 East 138 Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 158.9 kBtu/ft² (297.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,614 sq ft, including 1,129,711 kWh of electricity.
What are 423 East 138 Street's carbon emissions?
423 East 138 Street reported 557 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 423 East 138 Street?
423 East 138 Street is in New York City, New York 10454. Its coordinates are 40.80870, -73.92190 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 423 East 138 Street and when was it built?
423 East 138 Street has 51,614 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as pre-school/daycare.
Is 423 East 138 Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “423 East 138 Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/423-east-138-street-bc6adecd (data as of October 2, 2026).