Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 138-28 90th ave · 11435
At a glance
Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave is a 31,400-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1918. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 113.3 kBtu/ft² and 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% 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 | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 113.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 139.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 212 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 108,414 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,872 therms |
| Water use | 3,409 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,400 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6834508:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 10 | +1 | 113.3 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 9 | +3 | 113.5 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 6 | 130.6 kBtu/ft² | 230 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
- 138-28 90th ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11435
- Coordinates
- 40.70125, -73.81323
Within ~1 km
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How does Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th 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. Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 113.3 kBtu/ft² is about 51% 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 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,400 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1918, 34 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 Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2022 to 10 in 2024 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 130.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 113.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 230 tCO₂e to 212 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave's 113.3 kBtu/ft² across 31,400 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,043 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 139.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 108,414 kWh of electricity, 31,872 therms of natural gas and 3,409 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave to report its energy use?
Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th 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:6834508:2024). 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 Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave's energy grade?
Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave scores 10 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 Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 113.3 kBtu/ft² (139.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,400 sq ft, including 108,414 kWh of electricity and 31,872 therms of natural gas.
What are Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave's carbon emissions?
Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave reported 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave?
Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave is in New York City, New York 11435. Its coordinates are 40.70125, -73.81323 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave and when was it built?
Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave has 31,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1918 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th 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, “Leab Holdings - 138-28 90th ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/leab-holdings-138-28-90th-ave-c419396e (data as of October 2, 2026).