Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1261 MADISON AVENUE · 10128
At a glance
Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 is a 42,560-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1261 MADISON AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1901. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.5 kBtu/ft² and 227 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 90.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 227 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 178,879 kWh |
| Natural gas | 642 therms |
| Water use | 704 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 42,560 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33559762:2024 |
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
- 1261 MADISON AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10128
- Coordinates
- 40.78363, -73.95678
Within ~1 km
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How does Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 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 64.5 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 42,560 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1901, 51 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.
What does a site EUI of 64.5 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. Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128's 64.5 kBtu/ft² across 42,560 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (805 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 90.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 178,879 kWh of electricity, 642 therms of natural gas and 704 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 to report its energy use?
Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 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:33559762:2024). 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 Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128's energy grade?
Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.5 kBtu/ft² (90.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,560 sq ft, including 178,879 kWh of electricity and 642 therms of natural gas.
What are Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128's carbon emissions?
Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 reported 227 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128?
Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 is at 1261 MADISON AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10128. Its coordinates are 40.78363, -73.95678 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 and when was it built?
Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 has 42,560 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1901 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128 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, “Halstead - 1261 Madison Ave NY, NY 10128, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/halstead-1261-madison-ave-ny-ny-10128-9a935f31 (data as of October 2, 2026).