540 Southern Boulevard
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10455
At a glance
540 Southern Boulevard is a 59,240-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 86.6 kBtu/ft² and 302 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 50% 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 | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 86.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 302 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 273,006 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 59,240 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6310819:2022 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 540 Southern Boulevard
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10455
- Coordinates
- 40.81227, -73.90364
Within ~1 km
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How does 540 Southern Boulevard 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. 540 Southern Boulevard's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 50% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 86.6 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,240 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 25 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 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. 540 Southern Boulevard's 86.6 kBtu/ft² across 59,240 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,504 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 118.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 273,006 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 540 Southern Boulevard to report its energy use?
540 Southern Boulevard 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:6310819:2022). 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 540 Southern Boulevard's energy grade?
540 Southern Boulevard scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 540 Southern Boulevard use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 86.6 kBtu/ft² (118.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 59,240 sq ft, including 273,006 kWh of electricity.
What are 540 Southern Boulevard's carbon emissions?
540 Southern Boulevard reported 302 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 540 Southern Boulevard?
540 Southern Boulevard is in New York City, New York 10455. Its coordinates are 40.81227, -73.90364 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 540 Southern Boulevard and when was it built?
540 Southern Boulevard has 59,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 540 Southern Boulevard 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, “540 Southern Boulevard, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/540-southern-boulevard-fa94cebb (data as of October 2, 2026).