486 Liberty Avenue
Other - Lodging/Residential in New York City, NY · 11207
At a glance
486 Liberty Avenue is a 15,750-square-foot other - lodging/residential building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 102.6 kBtu/ft² and 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 102.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 249.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 165 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 373,129 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,427 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,750 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:35005878:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 102.6 kBtu/ft² | 165 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 0.2 kBtu/ft² | 0 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
- 486 Liberty Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11207
- Coordinates
- 40.67506, -73.89199
Within ~1 km
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How does 486 Liberty Avenue compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 185 other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 102.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 93.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 15,750 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 62,795 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 39 years earlier than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 486 Liberty Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 486 Liberty Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 0.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 102.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 51200% increase. Reported emissions went from 0 tCO₂e to 165 tCO₂e over the same span (up 82260%).
What does a site EUI of 102.6 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. 486 Liberty Avenue's 102.6 kBtu/ft² across 15,750 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (474 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 249.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 373,129 kWh of electricity and 3,427 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 486 Liberty Avenue to report its energy use?
486 Liberty 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:35005878:2024). 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 486 Liberty Avenue's energy grade?
486 Liberty Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 102.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 486 Liberty Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 102.6 kBtu/ft² (249.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 15,750 sq ft, including 373,129 kWh of electricity and 3,427 therms of natural gas.
What are 486 Liberty Avenue's carbon emissions?
486 Liberty Avenue reported 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 486 Liberty Avenue?
486 Liberty Avenue is in New York City, New York 11207. Its coordinates are 40.67506, -73.89199 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 486 Liberty Avenue and when was it built?
486 Liberty Avenue has 15,750 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is 486 Liberty 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, “486 Liberty Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/486-liberty-avenue-8f642175 (data as of October 2, 2026).