1540 Walton Ave - 38872
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1540 Walton Ave · 10452
At a glance
1540 Walton Ave - 38872 is a 58,916-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1923. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 80.6 kBtu/ft² and 295 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 46% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 80.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 105.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 295 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 200,691 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,640 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,916 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3433040:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 66 | +2 | 80.6 kBtu/ft² | 295 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 64 | +15 | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 287 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | 97.0 kBtu/ft² | 325 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
- 1540 Walton Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10452
- Coordinates
- 40.84250, -73.91383
Within ~1 km
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How does 1540 Walton Ave - 38872 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. 1540 Walton Ave - 38872's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 80.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,916 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 29 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 1540 Walton Ave - 38872's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1540 Walton Ave - 38872, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2022 to 66 in 2024 (+17 points). Site EUI moved from 97.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 325 tCO₂e to 295 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. 1540 Walton Ave - 38872's 80.6 kBtu/ft² across 58,916 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,392 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 105.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 200,691 kWh of electricity and 40,640 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1540 Walton Ave - 38872 to report its energy use?
1540 Walton Ave - 38872 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:3433040:2024). 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 1540 Walton Ave - 38872's energy grade?
1540 Walton Ave - 38872 scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1540 Walton Ave - 38872 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.6 kBtu/ft² (105.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,916 sq ft, including 200,691 kWh of electricity and 40,640 therms of natural gas.
What are 1540 Walton Ave - 38872's carbon emissions?
1540 Walton Ave - 38872 reported 295 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1540 Walton Ave - 38872?
1540 Walton Ave - 38872 is in New York City, New York 10452. Its coordinates are 40.84250, -73.91383 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1540 Walton Ave - 38872 and when was it built?
1540 Walton Ave - 38872 has 58,916 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1540 Walton Ave - 38872 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, “1540 Walton Ave - 38872, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1540-walton-ave-38872-1986421c (data as of October 2, 2026).