539-85th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 537-85th Street · 11209
At a glance
539-85th Street is a 25,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 537-85th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1942. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 80.8 kBtu/ft² and 114 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 72% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 80.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 114 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 65,815 kWh |
| Water use | 615 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25802071:2022 |
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
- 537-85th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11209
Within ~1 km
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How does 539-85th 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. 539-85th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 80.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,000 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1942, 10 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 539-85th Street's 80.8 kBtu/ft² across 25,000 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (592 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 100.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 65,815 kWh of electricity and 615 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 539-85th Street to report its energy use?
539-85th 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:25802071:2022). 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 539-85th Street's energy grade?
539-85th Street scores 87 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 539-85th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 80.8 kBtu/ft² (100.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,000 sq ft, including 65,815 kWh of electricity.
What are 539-85th Street's carbon emissions?
539-85th Street reported 114 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 539-85th Street?
539-85th Street is at 537-85th Street, in New York City, New York 11209.
How big is 539-85th Street and when was it built?
539-85th Street has 25,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1942 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 539-85th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “539-85th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/539-85th-street-719ea600 (data as of October 2, 2026).