52 Saint Nicholas Place
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10031
At a glance
52 Saint Nicholas Place is a 25,400-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 42 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 117.6 kBtu/ft² and 236 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 25% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 42 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 117.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 151.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 236 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 133,196 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,997 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,400 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6403427:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 42 | +1 | 117.6 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 41 | +6 | 118.8 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 35 | 132.6 kBtu/ft² | 250 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
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Location
- Address
- 52 Saint Nicholas Place
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10031
- Coordinates
- 40.82882, -73.94126
Within ~1 km
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How does 52 Saint Nicholas Place 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. 52 Saint Nicholas Place's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 117.6 kBtu/ft² is about 57% 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 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 79% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,400 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 years earlier 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 52 Saint Nicholas Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 52 Saint Nicholas Place, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 35 in 2022 to 42 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 132.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 117.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 250 tCO₂e to 236 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. 52 Saint Nicholas Place's 117.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,400 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (875 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 151.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 133,196 kWh of electricity and 1,997 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 52 Saint Nicholas Place to report its energy use?
52 Saint Nicholas Place 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:6403427:2024). 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 52 Saint Nicholas Place's energy grade?
52 Saint Nicholas Place scores 42 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 52 Saint Nicholas Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 117.6 kBtu/ft² (151.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,400 sq ft, including 133,196 kWh of electricity and 1,997 therms of natural gas.
What are 52 Saint Nicholas Place's carbon emissions?
52 Saint Nicholas Place reported 236 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 52 Saint Nicholas Place?
52 Saint Nicholas Place is in New York City, New York 10031. Its coordinates are 40.82882, -73.94126 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 52 Saint Nicholas Place and when was it built?
52 Saint Nicholas Place has 25,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 52 Saint Nicholas Place 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, “52 Saint Nicholas Place, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/52-saint-nicholas-place-969a1f6b (data as of October 2, 2026).