Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 3915 Orloff Avenue · 10463
At a glance
Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue is a 115,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1957. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 39 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 102.2 kBtu/ft² and 736 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 39 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 102.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 134.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 736 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 528,268 kWh |
| Natural gas | 99,474 therms |
| Water use | 7,626 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 115,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5836413:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 39 | +5 | 102.2 kBtu/ft² | 736 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 34 | -14 | 102.3 kBtu/ft² | 729 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 48 | 99.9 kBtu/ft² | 665 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
- 3915 Orloff Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10463
- Coordinates
- 40.88391, -73.89443
Within ~1 km
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How does Building 4, 3915 Orloff 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. Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 102.2 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 115,000 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 5 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.
How has Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2022 to 39 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 48. Site EUI moved from 99.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 102.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 665 tCO₂e to 736 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 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 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 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. Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue's 102.2 kBtu/ft² across 115,000 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,444 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 134.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 528,268 kWh of electricity, 99,474 therms of natural gas and 7,626 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue to report its energy use?
Building 4, 3915 Orloff 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:5836413:2024). 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 Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue's energy grade?
Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue scores 39 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 102.2 kBtu/ft² (134.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 115,000 sq ft, including 528,268 kWh of electricity and 99,474 therms of natural gas.
What are Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue's carbon emissions?
Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue reported 736 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue?
Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue is in New York City, New York 10463. Its coordinates are 40.88391, -73.89443 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue and when was it built?
Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue has 115,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1957 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Building 4, 3915 Orloff 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, “Building 4, 3915 Orloff Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/building-4-fb5e64d9 (data as of October 2, 2026).