Heritage Houses
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 54 east 131 street · 10037
At a glance
Heritage Houses is a 52,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 54 east 131 street in New York City, New York, built in 2009. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 73.9 kBtu/ft² and 276 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% 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 | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 73.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 276 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 338,163 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,904 therms |
| Water use | 4,566 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 52,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4414744:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | +9 | 73.9 kBtu/ft² | 276 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 41 | -13 | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 54 | 76.6 kBtu/ft² | 248 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
- 54 east 131 street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10037
- Coordinates
- 40.80933, -73.93744
Within ~1 km
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How does Heritage Houses 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. Heritage Houses's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 73.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 57 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 Heritage Houses's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Heritage Houses, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2022 to 50 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 54. Site EUI moved from 76.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 248 tCO₂e to 276 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. Heritage Houses's 73.9 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,126 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 116.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 338,163 kWh of electricity, 26,904 therms of natural gas and 4,566 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Heritage Houses to report its energy use?
Heritage Houses 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:4414744:2024). 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 Heritage Houses's energy grade?
Heritage Houses scores 50 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 Heritage Houses use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.9 kBtu/ft² (116.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,000 sq ft, including 338,163 kWh of electricity and 26,904 therms of natural gas.
What are Heritage Houses's carbon emissions?
Heritage Houses reported 276 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Heritage Houses?
Heritage Houses is at 54 east 131 street, in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.80933, -73.93744 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Heritage Houses and when was it built?
Heritage Houses has 52,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Heritage Houses 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, “Heritage Houses, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/heritage-houses-2c2539a1 (data as of October 2, 2026).