Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 315 Wadsworth Avenue · 10040
At a glance
Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. is a 48,150-square-foot multifamily housing building at 315 Wadsworth Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 47 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 87.5 kBtu/ft² and 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% 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 | 47 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 87.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 331 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 167,323 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,195 therms |
| Water use | 7,606 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 48,150 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7457119:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 47 | -53 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 15.8 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 16.5 kBtu/ft² | 61 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
- 315 Wadsworth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10040
- Coordinates
- 40.85464, -73.93144
Within ~1 km
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How does Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. 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. Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.'s ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 87.5 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 48,150 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 28 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 Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 47 in 2024 (-53 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 16.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 87.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 430% increase. Reported emissions went from 61 tCO₂e to 331 tCO₂e over the same span (up 440%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 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 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 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. Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.'s 87.5 kBtu/ft² across 48,150 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,235 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 167,323 kWh of electricity, 2,195 therms of natural gas and 7,606 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. to report its energy use?
Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. 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:7457119:2024). 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 Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.'s energy grade?
Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. scores 47 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 Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 87.5 kBtu/ft² (109.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 48,150 sq ft, including 167,323 kWh of electricity and 2,195 therms of natural gas.
What are Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.'s carbon emissions?
Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. reported 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave.?
Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. is at 315 Wadsworth Avenue, in New York City, New York 10040. Its coordinates are 40.85464, -73.93144 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. and when was it built?
Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. has 48,150 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave. 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, “Fema: 315 Wadsworth Ave., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/fema-315-wadsworth-ave-da6e04aa (data as of October 2, 2026).