Coltown - 551 West 190th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 500 AUDUBON AVENUE · 10040
At a glance
Coltown - 551 West 190th Street is a 25,295-square-foot multifamily housing building at 500 AUDUBON AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1917. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 97 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 58.8 kBtu/ft² and 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 86% 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 | 97 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 58.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 97 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 87,162 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,911 therms |
| Water use | 1,521 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,295 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25627838:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 97 | -3 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | +33 | 28.7 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 67 | 97.5 kBtu/ft² | 143 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
- 500 AUDUBON AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10040
- Coordinates
- 40.85442, -73.92819
Within ~1 km
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How does Coltown - 551 West 190th Street 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. Coltown - 551 West 190th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 58.8 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,295 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 35 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 Coltown - 551 West 190th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Coltown - 551 West 190th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2022 to 97 in 2024 (+30 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 97.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 40% decrease. Reported emissions went from 143 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Coltown - 551 West 190th Street's 58.8 kBtu/ft² across 25,295 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (436 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 82.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 87,162 kWh of electricity, 11,911 therms of natural gas and 1,521 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Coltown - 551 West 190th Street to report its energy use?
Coltown - 551 West 190th Street 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:25627838:2024). 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 Coltown - 551 West 190th Street's energy grade?
Coltown - 551 West 190th Street scores 97 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Coltown - 551 West 190th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.8 kBtu/ft² (82.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,295 sq ft, including 87,162 kWh of electricity and 11,911 therms of natural gas.
What are Coltown - 551 West 190th Street's carbon emissions?
Coltown - 551 West 190th Street reported 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Coltown - 551 West 190th Street?
Coltown - 551 West 190th Street is at 500 AUDUBON AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10040. Its coordinates are 40.85442, -73.92819 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Coltown - 551 West 190th Street and when was it built?
Coltown - 551 West 190th Street has 25,295 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Coltown - 551 West 190th Street 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, “Coltown - 551 West 190th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/coltown-551-west-190th-street-cfd8ad53 (data as of October 2, 2026).