500 Waverly Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 502 Waverly Ave · 11238
At a glance
500 Waverly Avenue is a 68,502-square-foot multifamily housing building at 502 Waverly Ave in New York City, New York, built in 2016. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 50.4 kBtu/ft² and 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 42% 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 | 61 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 50.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 303 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 629,012 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,063 therms |
| Water use | 1,798 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 68,502 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20579990:2023 |
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
- 502 Waverly Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11238
- Coordinates
- 40.68282, -73.96579
Within ~1 km
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How does 500 Waverly 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. 500 Waverly Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 50.4 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,502 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 64 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 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. 500 Waverly Avenue's 50.4 kBtu/ft² across 68,502 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,012 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 107.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 629,012 kWh of electricity, 13,063 therms of natural gas and 1,798 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 500 Waverly Avenue to report its energy use?
500 Waverly 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:20579990:2023). 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 500 Waverly Avenue's energy grade?
500 Waverly Avenue scores 61 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 500 Waverly Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 50.4 kBtu/ft² (107.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 68,502 sq ft, including 629,012 kWh of electricity and 13,063 therms of natural gas.
What are 500 Waverly Avenue's carbon emissions?
500 Waverly Avenue reported 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 500 Waverly Avenue?
500 Waverly Avenue is at 502 Waverly Ave, in New York City, New York 11238. Its coordinates are 40.68282, -73.96579 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 500 Waverly Avenue and when was it built?
500 Waverly Avenue has 68,502 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 500 Waverly 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, “500 Waverly Avenue, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/500-waverly-avenue-860478a4 (data as of October 2, 2026).