480 Lefferts Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11225
At a glance
480 Lefferts Avenue is a 53,597-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 100.0 kBtu/ft² and 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 24% 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 | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 100.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 121.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 317 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 152,368 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,385 therms |
| Water use | 3,176 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 53,597 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6699428:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 40 | +10 | 100.0 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 30 | -1 | 111.7 kBtu/ft² | 301 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 31 | 119.1 kBtu/ft² | 307 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
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Location
- Address
- 480 Lefferts Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11225
- Coordinates
- 40.66269, -73.94528
Within ~1 km
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How does 480 Lefferts 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. 480 Lefferts Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 24% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 100.0 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,597 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 13 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 480 Lefferts Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 480 Lefferts Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 31 in 2022 to 40 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 119.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 100.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 307 tCO₂e to 317 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. 480 Lefferts Avenue's 100.0 kBtu/ft² across 53,597 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,571 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 121.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 152,368 kWh of electricity, 48,385 therms of natural gas and 3,176 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 480 Lefferts Avenue to report its energy use?
480 Lefferts 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:6699428:2024). 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 480 Lefferts Avenue's energy grade?
480 Lefferts Avenue scores 40 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 480 Lefferts Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 100.0 kBtu/ft² (121.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,597 sq ft, including 152,368 kWh of electricity and 48,385 therms of natural gas.
What are 480 Lefferts Avenue's carbon emissions?
480 Lefferts Avenue reported 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 480 Lefferts Avenue?
480 Lefferts Avenue is in New York City, New York 11225. Its coordinates are 40.66269, -73.94528 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 480 Lefferts Avenue and when was it built?
480 Lefferts Avenue has 53,597 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 480 Lefferts 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, “480 Lefferts Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/480-lefferts-avenue-f331337f (data as of October 2, 2026).