56 Fort Washington Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 56 Ft Washington · 10032
At a glance
56 Fort Washington Avenue is a 55,302-square-foot multifamily housing building at 56 Ft Washington in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 51 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 71.6 kBtu/ft² and 254 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% 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 | 51 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 71.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 254 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 208,720 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,453 therms |
| Water use | 3,758 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,302 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:48562494:2024 |
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
- 56 Ft Washington
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10032
Within ~1 km
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How does 56 Fort Washington Avenue 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. 56 Fort Washington Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 51 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 71.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,302 sq ft, it is about half of 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 51 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 51 means the building performs better than about 51% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 51 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 24 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. 56 Fort Washington Avenue's 71.6 kBtu/ft² across 55,302 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,160 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 208,720 kWh of electricity, 32,453 therms of natural gas and 3,758 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 56 Fort Washington Avenue to report its energy use?
56 Fort Washington Avenue 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:48562494:2024). 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 56 Fort Washington Avenue's energy grade?
56 Fort Washington Avenue scores 51 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 56 Fort Washington Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 71.6 kBtu/ft² (97.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,302 sq ft, including 208,720 kWh of electricity and 32,453 therms of natural gas.
What are 56 Fort Washington Avenue's carbon emissions?
56 Fort Washington Avenue reported 254 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 56 Fort Washington Avenue?
56 Fort Washington Avenue is at 56 Ft Washington, in New York City, New York 10032.
How big is 56 Fort Washington Avenue and when was it built?
56 Fort Washington Avenue has 55,302 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 56 Fort Washington Avenue 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, “56 Fort Washington Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/56-fort-washington-avenue-3fb0e61d (data as of October 2, 2026).