290 Lenox Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 10027
At a glance
290 Lenox Avenue is a 29,057-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 91.8 kBtu/ft² and 270 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 91.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 221.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 270 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 607,999 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,919 therms |
| Water use | 1,062 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,057 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6653183:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 91.8 kBtu/ft² | 270 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 99.0 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 105.2 kBtu/ft² | 233 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 290 Lenox Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.80746, -73.94570
Within ~1 km
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How does 290 Lenox Avenue compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 91.8 kBtu/ft² is about 42% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,057 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 290 Lenox Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 290 Lenox Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 105.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 91.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 233 tCO₂e to 270 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 91.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 290 Lenox Avenue's 91.8 kBtu/ft² across 29,057 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (782 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 221.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 607,999 kWh of electricity, 5,919 therms of natural gas and 1,062 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 290 Lenox Avenue to report its energy use?
290 Lenox 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:6653183:2024). 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 290 Lenox Avenue's energy grade?
290 Lenox Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 91.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 290 Lenox Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.8 kBtu/ft² (221.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,057 sq ft, including 607,999 kWh of electricity and 5,919 therms of natural gas.
What are 290 Lenox Avenue's carbon emissions?
290 Lenox Avenue reported 270 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 290 Lenox Avenue?
290 Lenox Avenue is in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.80746, -73.94570 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 290 Lenox Avenue and when was it built?
290 Lenox Avenue has 29,057 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 290 Lenox 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, “290 Lenox Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/290-lenox-avenue-13d909e2 (data as of October 2, 2026).