450 WEST 149 STREET

How does 450 WEST 149 STREET 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. 450 WEST 149 STREET's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 111.2 kBtu/ft² is about 48% 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 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 68% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 44,846 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 43 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 450 WEST 149 STREET's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 450 WEST 149 STREET, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 42 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 115.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 111.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 385 tCO₂e to 392 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. 450 WEST 149 STREET's 111.2 kBtu/ft² across 44,846 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,462 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 142.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 216,175 kWh of electricity, 3,868 therms of natural gas and 5,333 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 450 WEST 149 STREET to report its energy use?

450 WEST 149 STREET 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:8199035:2024). 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.