527 West 125th Street
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 10027
At a glance
527 West 125th Street is a 33,972-square-foot community center and social meeting hall in New York City, New York, built in 1905. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.4 kBtu/ft² and 80 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 80 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 203,410 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 33,972 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12915497:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 20.4 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 48.7 kBtu/ft² | 113 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
- 527 West 125th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.81391, -73.95671
Within ~1 km
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How does 527 West 125th Street compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 20.4 kBtu/ft² is about 78% below the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,972 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1905, 34 years earlier than the group's average year built (1939).
How has 527 West 125th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 527 West 125th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 20.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 58% decrease. Reported emissions went from 113 tCO₂e to 80 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 20.4 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. 527 West 125th Street's 20.4 kBtu/ft² across 33,972 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (203 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 57.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 203,410 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 527 West 125th Street to report its energy use?
527 West 125th 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:12915497:2024). 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 527 West 125th Street's energy grade?
527 West 125th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 527 West 125th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 20.4 kBtu/ft² (57.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,972 sq ft, including 203,410 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 527 West 125th Street's carbon emissions?
527 West 125th Street reported 80 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 527 West 125th Street?
527 West 125th Street is in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.81391, -73.95671 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 527 West 125th Street and when was it built?
527 West 125th Street has 33,972 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1905 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is 527 West 125th 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, “527 West 125th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/527-west-125th-street-406e4dae (data as of October 2, 2026).