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Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace

Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 25 West 132 Street · 10037

At a glance

Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace is a 269,630-square-foot multifamily housing building at 25 West 132 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1958. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 38 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 82.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,444 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.

ENERGY STAR score
38
band D · 2024
Site EUI
82.5
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
1,444
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.4
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
269,630
sq ft
Year built
1958
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score38 (band D)
Site EUI82.5 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI114.1 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions1,444 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity1,240,205 kWh
Natural gas180,242 therms
Water use10,144 kgal
Gross floor area269,630 sq ft
Source recordnyc:4407822:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest38-4382.5 kBtu/ft²1,444 tCO₂e
202381-572.3 kBtu/ft²1,313 tCO₂e
20228677.7 kBtu/ft²1,264 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
25 West 132 Street
State
New York
ZIP
10037
Coordinates
40.81135, -73.94018

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How does Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace 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. Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 82.5 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 269,630 sq ft, it is about 167% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 6 years later 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 Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2022 to 38 in 2024 (-48 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 77.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 82.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,264 tCO₂e to 1,444 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace's 82.5 kBtu/ft² across 269,630 sq ft works out to about 22.2 billion Btu (6,519 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 114.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,240,205 kWh of electricity, 180,242 therms of natural gas and 10,144 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace to report its energy use?

Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace 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:4407822:2024). 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 Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace's energy grade?

Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace scores 38 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 Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 82.5 kBtu/ft² (114.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 269,630 sq ft, including 1,240,205 kWh of electricity and 180,242 therms of natural gas.

What are Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace's carbon emissions?

Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace reported 1,444 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace?

Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace is at 25 West 132 Street, in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.81135, -73.94018 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace and when was it built?

Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace has 269,630 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.

Is Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace 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, “Olnick - Third Lenox Terrace, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/olnick-third-lenox-terrace-85a83d57 (data as of October 2, 2026).