1491 Montgomery Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1491 Montgomery Avenue · 10453
At a glance
1491 Montgomery Ave is a 71,617-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1491 Montgomery Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 77 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 67.5 kBtu/ft² and 325 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 60% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 77 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 67.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 325 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 320,649 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37,419 therms |
| Water use | 5,878 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 71,617 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2606056:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 77 | -23 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 325 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | +1 | 22.1 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 166 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
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Location
- Address
- 1491 Montgomery Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10453
- Coordinates
- 40.84763, -73.92100
Within ~1 km
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How does 1491 Montgomery Ave 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. 1491 Montgomery Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 67.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,617 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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 1491 Montgomery Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1491 Montgomery Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 33.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 99% increase. Reported emissions went from 166 tCO₂e to 325 tCO₂e over the same span (up 95%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1491 Montgomery Ave's 67.5 kBtu/ft² across 71,617 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,417 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 320,649 kWh of electricity, 37,419 therms of natural gas and 5,878 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1491 Montgomery Ave to report its energy use?
1491 Montgomery Ave 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:2606056:2024). 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 1491 Montgomery Ave's energy grade?
1491 Montgomery Ave scores 77 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1491 Montgomery Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.5 kBtu/ft² (97.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 71,617 sq ft, including 320,649 kWh of electricity and 37,419 therms of natural gas.
What are 1491 Montgomery Ave's carbon emissions?
1491 Montgomery Ave reported 325 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1491 Montgomery Ave?
1491 Montgomery Ave is at 1491 Montgomery Avenue, in New York City, New York 10453. Its coordinates are 40.84763, -73.92100 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1491 Montgomery Ave and when was it built?
1491 Montgomery Ave has 71,617 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1491 Montgomery Ave 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, “1491 Montgomery Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1491-montgomery-ave-0233aa8d (data as of October 2, 2026).