19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10468
At a glance
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East is a 49,657-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1932. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 81.6 kBtu/ft² and 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 41% 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 | 60 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 81.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 317 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 144,802 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,931 therms |
| Water use | 3,267 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 49,657 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6404550:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 60 | +13 | 81.6 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 47 | +4 | 86.7 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 43 | 95.5 kBtu/ft² | 353 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
- 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10468
- Coordinates
- 40.87726, -73.88648
Within ~1 km
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How does 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East 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. 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 81.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,657 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1932, 20 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 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2022 to 60 in 2024 (+17 points). Site EUI moved from 95.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 81.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 353 tCO₂e to 317 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East's 81.6 kBtu/ft² across 49,657 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,188 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 144,802 kWh of electricity, 1,931 therms of natural gas and 3,267 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East to report its energy use?
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East 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:6404550:2024). 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 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East's energy grade?
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East scores 60 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 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 81.6 kBtu/ft² (100.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,657 sq ft, including 144,802 kWh of electricity and 1,931 therms of natural gas.
What are 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East's carbon emissions?
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East reported 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East?
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East is in New York City, New York 10468. Its coordinates are 40.87726, -73.88648 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East and when was it built?
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East has 49,657 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1932 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East 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, “19 Van Cortlandt Avenue East, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/19-van-cortlandt-avenue-east-70fa1717 (data as of October 2, 2026).