Fifth Avenue Loft
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 140 5Th Avenue · 10011
At a glance
Fifth Avenue Loft is a 50,400-square-foot multifamily housing building at 140 5Th Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1880. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.5 kBtu/ft² and 361 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 84.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 125.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 361 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 330,702 kWh |
| Natural gas | 434 therms |
| Water use | 1,145 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,400 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33043078:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 84.5 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 86.4 kBtu/ft² | 361 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
- 140 5Th Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73900, -73.99145
Within ~1 km
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How does Fifth Avenue Loft 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. Its site EUI of 84.5 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,400 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1880, 72 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 Fifth Avenue Loft's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Fifth Avenue Loft, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 86.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 84.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 361 tCO₂e to 361 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does a site EUI of 84.5 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. Fifth Avenue Loft's 84.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,400 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,248 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 330,702 kWh of electricity, 434 therms of natural gas and 1,145 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Fifth Avenue Loft to report its energy use?
Fifth Avenue Loft 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:33043078:2024). 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 Fifth Avenue Loft's energy grade?
Fifth Avenue Loft did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fifth Avenue Loft use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft² (125.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,400 sq ft, including 330,702 kWh of electricity and 434 therms of natural gas.
What are Fifth Avenue Loft's carbon emissions?
Fifth Avenue Loft reported 361 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fifth Avenue Loft?
Fifth Avenue Loft is at 140 5Th Avenue, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73900, -73.99145 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Fifth Avenue Loft and when was it built?
Fifth Avenue Loft has 50,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1880 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Fifth Avenue Loft 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, “Fifth Avenue Loft, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/fifth-avenue-loft-1d8c64fe (data as of October 2, 2026).