The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET
Other - Education in New York City, NY · 325 WEST 85 STREET · 10024
At a glance
The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET is a 6,845-square-foot other - education building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 306.2 kBtu/ft² and 166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 306.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 545.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 166 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 256,448 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,208 therms |
| Water use | 521 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 6,845 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:65498093:2024 |
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
- 325 WEST 85 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78855, -73.97916
Within ~1 km
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How does The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET compare with other other - education buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 38 other - education buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 306.2 kBtu/ft² is about 218% above the average of 96.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 236% above the group average of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 6,845 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 63,352 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 41 years earlier than the group's average year built (1961).
What does a site EUI of 306.2 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. The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET's 306.2 kBtu/ft² across 6,845 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (614 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 545.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 256,448 kWh of electricity, 12,208 therms of natural gas and 521 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET to report its energy use?
The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 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:65498093:2024). 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 The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET's energy grade?
The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 306.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 306.2 kBtu/ft² (545.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 6,845 sq ft, including 256,448 kWh of electricity and 12,208 therms of natural gas.
What are The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET's carbon emissions?
The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET reported 166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (24.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET?
The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET is in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78855, -73.97916 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET and when was it built?
The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET has 6,845 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as other - education.
Is The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 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, “The Calhoun School : 325 WEST 85 STREET, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-calhoun-school-325-west-85-street-850c9e00 (data as of October 2, 2026).