592 Wales Avenue
Residential Care Facility in New York City, NY · 10455
At a glance
592 Wales Avenue is a 54,412-square-foot residential care facility in New York City, New York, built in 2013. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 50.9 kBtu/ft² and 258 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 50.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 258 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 524,824 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,779 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,412 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6360466:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 50.9 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 58.3 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 61.6 kBtu/ft² | 239 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
- 592 Wales Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10455
- Coordinates
- 40.81396, -73.90685
Within ~1 km
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How does 592 Wales Avenue compare with other residential care facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 151 residential care facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 50.9 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% below the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,412 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 86,753 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 45 years later than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 592 Wales Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 592 Wales Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 61.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 239 tCO₂e to 258 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 50.9 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. 592 Wales Avenue's 50.9 kBtu/ft² across 54,412 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (812 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 524,824 kWh of electricity and 9,779 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 592 Wales Avenue to report its energy use?
592 Wales 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:6360466:2024). 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 592 Wales Avenue's energy grade?
592 Wales Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 50.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 592 Wales Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.9 kBtu/ft² (111.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,412 sq ft, including 524,824 kWh of electricity and 9,779 therms of natural gas.
What are 592 Wales Avenue's carbon emissions?
592 Wales Avenue reported 258 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 592 Wales Avenue?
592 Wales Avenue is in New York City, New York 10455. Its coordinates are 40.81396, -73.90685 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 592 Wales Avenue and when was it built?
592 Wales Avenue has 54,412 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is 592 Wales 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, “592 Wales Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/592-wales-avenue-af3bdf87 (data as of October 2, 2026).