CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 495 FOUNTAIN AVENUE · 11208
At a glance
CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 is a 96,100-square-foot multifamily housing building at 495 FOUNTAIN AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1955. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.0 kBtu/ft² and 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 3.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 15 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 2,887 therms |
| Gross floor area | 96,100 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33934929:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 3.0 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 0 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
- 495 FOUNTAIN AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11208
- Coordinates
- 40.66785, -73.87268
Within ~1 km
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How does CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 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. Its site EUI of 3.0 kBtu/ft² is about 96% 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 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 97% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 96,100 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1955 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 CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 3.0 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. CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10's 3.0 kBtu/ft² across 96,100 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (84 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 3.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,887 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 to report its energy use?
CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 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:33934929:2024). 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 CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10's energy grade?
CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 3.0 kBtu/ft² (3.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 96,100 sq ft and 2,887 therms of natural gas.
What are CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10's carbon emissions?
CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 reported 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10?
CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 is at 495 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, in New York City, New York 11208. Its coordinates are 40.66785, -73.87268 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 and when was it built?
CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 has 96,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10 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, “CYPRESS HILLS - Bldg 10, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cypress-hills-bldg-10-1968e93a (data as of October 2, 2026).