1985 Davidson Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10453
At a glance
1985 Davidson Avenue is a 50,251-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 109.5 kBtu/ft² and 307 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 109.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 131.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 307 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 139,523 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 50,251 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3955405:2022 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1985 Davidson Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10453
- Coordinates
- 40.85252, -73.90969
Within ~1 km
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How does 1985 Davidson Avenue 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. 1985 Davidson Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 109.5 kBtu/ft² is about 46% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,251 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 28 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 1985 Davidson Avenue's 109.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,251 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,613 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 131.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 139,523 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1985 Davidson Avenue to report its energy use?
1985 Davidson Avenue 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:3955405:2022). 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 1985 Davidson Avenue's energy grade?
1985 Davidson Avenue scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1985 Davidson Avenue use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 109.5 kBtu/ft² (131.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,251 sq ft, including 139,523 kWh of electricity.
What are 1985 Davidson Avenue's carbon emissions?
1985 Davidson Avenue reported 307 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 1985 Davidson Avenue?
1985 Davidson Avenue is in New York City, New York 10453. Its coordinates are 40.85252, -73.90969 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1985 Davidson Avenue and when was it built?
1985 Davidson Avenue has 50,251 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1985 Davidson Avenue 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, “1985 Davidson Avenue, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1985-davidson-avenue-e32d3e60 (data as of October 2, 2026).