540 West 122 St
Residence Hall/Dormitory in New York City, NY · 10027
At a glance
540 West 122 St is a 41,184-square-foot residence hall/dormitory in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.5 kBtu/ft² and 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 68.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 126 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 141,247 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,923 therms |
| Water use | 2,452 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 41,184 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8169146:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 185 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
- 540 West 122 St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.81147, -73.96028
Within ~1 km
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How does 540 West 122 St compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 343 residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.5 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 79.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% below the group average of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,184 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 85,583 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 20 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 540 West 122 St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 540 West 122 St, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 79.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 45.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 42% decrease. Reported emissions went from 185 tCO₂e to 126 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does a site EUI of 45.5 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. 540 West 122 St's 45.5 kBtu/ft² across 41,184 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (549 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 68.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 141,247 kWh of electricity, 13,923 therms of natural gas and 2,452 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 540 West 122 St to report its energy use?
540 West 122 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:8169146:2023). 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 540 West 122 St's energy grade?
540 West 122 St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 540 West 122 St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 45.5 kBtu/ft² (68.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,184 sq ft, including 141,247 kWh of electricity and 13,923 therms of natural gas.
What are 540 West 122 St's carbon emissions?
540 West 122 St reported 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 540 West 122 St?
540 West 122 St is in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.81147, -73.96028 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 540 West 122 St and when was it built?
540 West 122 St has 41,184 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as residence hall/dormitory.
Is 540 West 122 St covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “540 West 122 St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/540-west-122-st-08b5a60a (data as of October 2, 2026).