Forest City - 500 Sterling
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 500 Sterling Place · 11238
At a glance
Forest City - 500 Sterling is a 62,190-square-foot multifamily housing building at 500 Sterling Place in New York City, New York, built in 2014. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 30.2 kBtu/ft² and 216 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 83% 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 | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 30.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 84.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 216 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 550,565 kWh |
| Water use | 1,647 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 62,190 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6770867:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 95 | -1 | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 96 | ±0 | 29.2 kBtu/ft² | 198 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 96 | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 163 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 Sterling Place
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11238
- Coordinates
- 40.67428, -73.96177
Within ~1 km
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How does Forest City - 500 Sterling 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. Forest City - 500 Sterling's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 16%. Its site EUI of 30.2 kBtu/ft² is about 60% 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,190 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 62 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.
How has Forest City - 500 Sterling's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Forest City - 500 Sterling, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2022 to 95 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 96. Site EUI moved from 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 30.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 163 tCO₂e to 216 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. Forest City - 500 Sterling's 30.2 kBtu/ft² across 62,190 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (550 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 84.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 550,565 kWh of electricity and 1,647 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Forest City - 500 Sterling to report its energy use?
Forest City - 500 Sterling 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:6770867:2024). 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 Forest City - 500 Sterling's energy grade?
Forest City - 500 Sterling scores 95 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 Forest City - 500 Sterling use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 30.2 kBtu/ft² (84.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,190 sq ft, including 550,565 kWh of electricity.
What are Forest City - 500 Sterling's carbon emissions?
Forest City - 500 Sterling reported 216 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Forest City - 500 Sterling?
Forest City - 500 Sterling is at 500 Sterling Place, in New York City, New York 11238. Its coordinates are 40.67428, -73.96177 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Forest City - 500 Sterling and when was it built?
Forest City - 500 Sterling has 62,190 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Forest City - 500 Sterling 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, “Forest City - 500 Sterling, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/forest-city-500-sterling-6c28fa53 (data as of October 2, 2026).