470 Lenox Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10037
At a glance
470 Lenox Avenue is a 280,358-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1960. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 81.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,488 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 46% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 81.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,488 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,480,965 kWh |
| Natural gas | 176,638 therms |
| Water use | 14,563 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 280,358 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2749592:2023 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 470 Lenox Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10037
- Coordinates
- 40.81301, -73.94165
Within ~1 km
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How does 470 Lenox 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. 470 Lenox Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 81.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 280,358 sq ft, it is about 178% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 8 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. 470 Lenox Avenue's 81.0 kBtu/ft² across 280,358 sq ft works out to about 22.7 billion Btu (6,655 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 116.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,480,965 kWh of electricity, 176,638 therms of natural gas and 14,563 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 470 Lenox Avenue to report its energy use?
470 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:2749592:2023). 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 470 Lenox Avenue's energy grade?
470 Lenox Avenue scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 470 Lenox Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 81.0 kBtu/ft² (116.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 280,358 sq ft, including 1,480,965 kWh of electricity and 176,638 therms of natural gas.
What are 470 Lenox Avenue's carbon emissions?
470 Lenox Avenue reported 1,488 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 470 Lenox Avenue?
470 Lenox Avenue is in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.81301, -73.94165 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 470 Lenox Avenue and when was it built?
470 Lenox Avenue has 280,358 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 470 Lenox Avenue covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “470 Lenox Avenue, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/470-lenox-avenue-08f7950c (data as of October 2, 2026).