Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 245 E 44th Street · 10017
At a glance
Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th is a 155,816-square-foot multifamily housing building at 245 E 44th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1986. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 74.9 kBtu/ft² and 873 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 28% 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 | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 74.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 124.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 873 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,198,707 kWh |
| Natural gas | 75,731 therms |
| Water use | 5,849 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 155,816 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7139461:2024 |
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
- 245 E 44th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75163, -73.97246
Within ~1 km
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How does Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th 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. Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 74.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 155,816 sq ft, it is about 54% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 34 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th's 74.9 kBtu/ft² across 155,816 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,420 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 124.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,198,707 kWh of electricity, 75,731 therms of natural gas and 5,849 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th to report its energy use?
Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th 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:7139461:2024). 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 Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th's energy grade?
Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th scores 45 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 Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 74.9 kBtu/ft² (124.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 155,816 sq ft, including 1,198,707 kWh of electricity and 75,731 therms of natural gas.
What are Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th's carbon emissions?
Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th reported 873 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th?
Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th is at 245 E 44th Street, in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75163, -73.97246 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th and when was it built?
Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th has 155,816 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th 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, “Falcon Tower- 245 E 45th, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/falcon-tower-245-e-45th-06bde1f9 (data as of October 2, 2026).