SAR ACADEMY
K-12 School in New York City, NY · 655 West 254th Street · 10471
At a glance
SAR ACADEMY is a 115,904-square-foot K-12 school at 655 West 254th Street in New York City, New York, built in 2011. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 63.0 kBtu/ft² and 538 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% of the 2,052 scored K-12 school buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 63.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 138.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 538 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,401,275 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 115,904 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21325210:2022 |
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
- 655 West 254th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10471
- Coordinates
- 40.90323, -73.91063
Within ~1 km
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How does SAR ACADEMY compare with other K-12 school buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 2,301 K-12 school buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. SAR ACADEMY's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 63.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 61.3 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 115,904 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 58 years later than the group's average year built (1954). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. SAR ACADEMY's 63.0 kBtu/ft² across 115,904 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,140 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 138.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,401,275 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires SAR ACADEMY to report its energy use?
SAR ACADEMY 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:21325210:2022). 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 SAR ACADEMY's energy grade?
SAR ACADEMY scores 65 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does SAR ACADEMY use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 63.0 kBtu/ft² (138.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 115,904 sq ft, including 1,401,275 kWh of electricity.
What are SAR ACADEMY's carbon emissions?
SAR ACADEMY reported 538 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is SAR ACADEMY?
SAR ACADEMY is at 655 West 254th Street, in New York City, New York 10471. Its coordinates are 40.90323, -73.91063 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is SAR ACADEMY and when was it built?
SAR ACADEMY has 115,904 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is SAR ACADEMY covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “SAR ACADEMY, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/sar-academy-25c39b94 (data as of October 2, 2026).