285 Schenectady Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11213
At a glance
285 Schenectady Avenue is a 36,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1922. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 39 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 73.6 kBtu/ft² and 169 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 39 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 73.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 169 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 134,394 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,910 therms |
| Water use | 2,447 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 36,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:59355193:2024 |
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
- 285 Schenectady Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11213
- Coordinates
- 40.66829, -73.93394
Within ~1 km
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How does 285 Schenectady 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. 285 Schenectady Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 73.6 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 30 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 39 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 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 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. 285 Schenectady Avenue's 73.6 kBtu/ft² across 36,000 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (777 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 134,394 kWh of electricity, 21,910 therms of natural gas and 2,447 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 285 Schenectady Avenue to report its energy use?
285 Schenectady 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:59355193:2024). 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 285 Schenectady Avenue's energy grade?
285 Schenectady Avenue scores 39 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 285 Schenectady Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.6 kBtu/ft² (99.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,000 sq ft, including 134,394 kWh of electricity and 21,910 therms of natural gas.
What are 285 Schenectady Avenue's carbon emissions?
285 Schenectady Avenue reported 169 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 285 Schenectady Avenue?
285 Schenectady Avenue is in New York City, New York 11213. Its coordinates are 40.66829, -73.93394 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 285 Schenectady Avenue and when was it built?
285 Schenectady Avenue has 36,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 285 Schenectady Avenue 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, “285 Schenectady Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/285-schenectady-avenue-30bca104 (data as of October 2, 2026).