NYPD_4507_71st Precinct
Police Station in New York City, NY · 421 Empire Blvd · 11225
At a glance
NYPD_4507_71st Precinct is a 24,300-square-foot police station at 421 Empire Blvd in New York City, New York, built in 1976. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 112.5 kBtu/ft² and 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 112.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 248.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 257 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 530,355 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,251 therms |
| Water use | 729 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 24,300 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355435:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 112.5 kBtu/ft² | 257 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 132.6 kBtu/ft² | 272 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 136.2 kBtu/ft² | 224 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
- 421 Empire Blvd
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11225
- Coordinates
- 40.66411, -73.94776
Within ~1 km
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How does NYPD_4507_71st Precinct compare with other police station buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 102 police station buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 112.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 122.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 24,300 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 36,008 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1950).
How has NYPD_4507_71st Precinct's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for NYPD_4507_71st Precinct, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 136.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 112.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 224 tCO₂e to 257 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does a site EUI of 112.5 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. NYPD_4507_71st Precinct's 112.5 kBtu/ft² across 24,300 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (801 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 248.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 530,355 kWh of electricity, 9,251 therms of natural gas and 729 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires NYPD_4507_71st Precinct to report its energy use?
NYPD_4507_71st Precinct 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:21355435:2024). 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 NYPD_4507_71st Precinct's energy grade?
NYPD_4507_71st Precinct did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 112.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does NYPD_4507_71st Precinct use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 112.5 kBtu/ft² (248.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 24,300 sq ft, including 530,355 kWh of electricity and 9,251 therms of natural gas.
What are NYPD_4507_71st Precinct's carbon emissions?
NYPD_4507_71st Precinct reported 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is NYPD_4507_71st Precinct?
NYPD_4507_71st Precinct is at 421 Empire Blvd, in New York City, New York 11225. Its coordinates are 40.66411, -73.94776 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is NYPD_4507_71st Precinct and when was it built?
NYPD_4507_71st Precinct has 24,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as police station.
Is NYPD_4507_71st Precinct 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, “NYPD_4507_71st Precinct, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/nypd-4507-71st-precinct-9db18484 (data as of October 2, 2026).