JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 221 WEST 12 STREET · 10011
At a glance
JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET is a 43,280-square-foot multifamily housing building at 221 WEST 12 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 93.6 kBtu/ft² and 273 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 93.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 273 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 274,715 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,132 therms |
| Water use | 2,215 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 43,280 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6791778:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 93.6 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 26 | 95.3 kBtu/ft² | 249 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
- 221 WEST 12 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73753, -74.00137
Within ~1 km
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How does JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET 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 93.6 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,280 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 22 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 JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 95.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 93.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 249 tCO₂e to 273 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does a site EUI of 93.6 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. JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET's 93.6 kBtu/ft² across 43,280 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,187 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 136.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 274,715 kWh of electricity, 31,132 therms of natural gas and 2,215 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET to report its energy use?
JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th 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:6791778:2024). 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 JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET's energy grade?
JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 93.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 93.6 kBtu/ft² (136.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,280 sq ft, including 274,715 kWh of electricity and 31,132 therms of natural gas.
What are JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET's carbon emissions?
JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET reported 273 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET?
JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET is at 221 WEST 12 STREET, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73753, -74.00137 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET and when was it built?
JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET has 43,280 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th 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, “JC Dwight - 225 WEST 12th STREET, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/jc-dwight-225-west-12th-street-37b0a54a (data as of October 2, 2026).