Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1165 Pugsley Ave. · 10472
At a glance
Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. is a 26,655-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 78.7 kBtu/ft² and 137 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 51% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 78.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 137 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 122,704 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,792 therms |
| Water use | 1,168 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,655 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7103396:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | -3 | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 73 | +10 | 76.0 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 137 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1165 Pugsley Ave.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10472
- Coordinates
- 40.83054, -73.85704
Within ~1 km
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How does Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. 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. Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.'s ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 48%. Its site EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,655 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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.
How has Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2022 to 70 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 73. Site EUI moved from 86.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 137 tCO₂e to 137 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.'s 78.7 kBtu/ft² across 26,655 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (615 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 122,704 kWh of electricity, 16,792 therms of natural gas and 1,168 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. to report its energy use?
Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. 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:7103396:2024). 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 Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.'s energy grade?
Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. scores 70 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 78.7 kBtu/ft² (110.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,655 sq ft, including 122,704 kWh of electricity and 16,792 therms of natural gas.
What are Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.'s carbon emissions?
Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. reported 137 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave.?
Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. is in New York City, New York 10472. Its coordinates are 40.83054, -73.85704 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. and when was it built?
Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. has 26,655 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave. 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, “Besen - 1165 Pugsley Ave., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/besen-1165-pugsley-ave-3fb369b6 (data as of October 2, 2026).