Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 485 Lenox Avenue · 10037
At a glance
Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue is a 168,769-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 58 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 78.8 kBtu/ft² and 886 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 39% 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 | 58 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 78.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 886 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 847,593 kWh |
| Natural gas | 104,121 therms |
| Water use | 7,199 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 168,769 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:22883380:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 58 | -3 | 78.8 kBtu/ft² | 886 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 61 | -4 | 77.1 kBtu/ft² | 844 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 795 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
- 485 Lenox Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10037
- Coordinates
- 40.81366, -73.94119
Within ~1 km
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How does Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox 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. Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 78.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 168,769 sq ft, it is about 67% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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 Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 58 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 65. Site EUI moved from 78.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 795 tCO₂e to 886 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 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 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 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. Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue's 78.8 kBtu/ft² across 168,769 sq ft works out to about 13.3 billion Btu (3,898 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 847,593 kWh of electricity, 104,121 therms of natural gas and 7,199 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue to report its energy use?
Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox 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:22883380:2024). 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 Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue's energy grade?
Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue scores 58 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 78.8 kBtu/ft² (112.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 168,769 sq ft, including 847,593 kWh of electricity and 104,121 therms of natural gas.
What are Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue's carbon emissions?
Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue reported 886 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue?
Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue is in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.81366, -73.94119 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue and when was it built?
Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue has 168,769 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox 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, “Clayton Apartments C/O Vintage Real Estate Services, Ltd. : 485 Lenox Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/clayton-apartments-c-o-vintage-real-estate-services-ltd-485-lenox-avenue-22ade451 (data as of October 2, 2026).