42-44 Avenue A
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10009
At a glance
42-44 Avenue A is a 30,688-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1995. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 97.3 kBtu/ft² and 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 97.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 167.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 230 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 336,743 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,366 therms |
| Water use | 2,682 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,688 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:16866637:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 97.3 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 1 | -2 | 115.9 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 3 | 110.3 kBtu/ft² | 187 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
- 42-44 Avenue A
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10009
- Coordinates
- 40.72374, -73.98521
Within ~1 km
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How does 42-44 Avenue A 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. Its site EUI of 97.3 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,688 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1995, 43 years later 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 42-44 Avenue A's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 42-44 Avenue A, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 3. Site EUI moved from 110.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 97.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 187 tCO₂e to 230 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).
What does a site EUI of 97.3 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. 42-44 Avenue A's 97.3 kBtu/ft² across 30,688 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (875 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 167.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 336,743 kWh of electricity, 18,366 therms of natural gas and 2,682 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 42-44 Avenue A to report its energy use?
42-44 Avenue A 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:16866637:2024). 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 42-44 Avenue A's energy grade?
42-44 Avenue A did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 97.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 42-44 Avenue A use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 97.3 kBtu/ft² (167.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,688 sq ft, including 336,743 kWh of electricity and 18,366 therms of natural gas.
What are 42-44 Avenue A's carbon emissions?
42-44 Avenue A reported 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 42-44 Avenue A?
42-44 Avenue A is in New York City, New York 10009. Its coordinates are 40.72374, -73.98521 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 42-44 Avenue A and when was it built?
42-44 Avenue A has 30,688 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1995 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 42-44 Avenue A 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, “42-44 Avenue A, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/42-44-avenue-a-6d5b6a9a (data as of October 2, 2026).