(5127) - 12 W 72 St.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 12 W 72 Street · 10023
At a glance
(5127) - 12 W 72 St. is a 178,893-square-foot multifamily housing building at 12 W 72 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 39 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 87.2 kBtu/ft² and 962 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 39 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 87.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 128.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 962 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,103,255 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 178,893 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2637884:2022 |
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
- 12 W 72 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10023
- Coordinates
- 40.77660, -73.97689
Within ~1 km
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How does (5127) - 12 W 72 St. 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. (5127) - 12 W 72 St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 87.2 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 178,893 sq ft, it is about 77% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. (5127) - 12 W 72 St.'s 87.2 kBtu/ft² across 178,893 sq ft works out to about 15.6 billion Btu (4,572 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 128.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,103,255 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires (5127) - 12 W 72 St. to report its energy use?
(5127) - 12 W 72 St. 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:2637884:2022). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is (5127) - 12 W 72 St.'s energy grade?
(5127) - 12 W 72 St. scores 39 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (5127) - 12 W 72 St. use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 87.2 kBtu/ft² (128.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 178,893 sq ft, including 1,103,255 kWh of electricity.
What are (5127) - 12 W 72 St.'s carbon emissions?
(5127) - 12 W 72 St. reported 962 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is (5127) - 12 W 72 St.?
(5127) - 12 W 72 St. is at 12 W 72 Street, in New York City, New York 10023. Its coordinates are 40.77660, -73.97689 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is (5127) - 12 W 72 St. and when was it built?
(5127) - 12 W 72 St. has 178,893 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (5127) - 12 W 72 St. 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, “(5127) - 12 W 72 St., New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/5127-12-w-72-st-e24b79a9 (data as of October 2, 2026).