Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 870 St Nicholas Ave · 10032
At a glance
Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. is a 58,500-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 43 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 93.0 kBtu/ft² and 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% 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 | 43 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 93.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 331 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 196,763 kWh |
| Natural gas | 47,701 therms |
| Water use | 3,883 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 58,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4823186:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 43 | -2 | 93.0 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 45 | +5 | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 318 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 40 | 99.3 kBtu/ft² | 332 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
- 870 St Nicholas Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10032
- Coordinates
- 40.82965, -73.94185
Within ~1 km
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How does Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas 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. Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.'s ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 93.0 kBtu/ft² is about 24% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,500 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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 Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2022 to 43 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 45. Site EUI moved from 99.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 93.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 332 tCO₂e to 331 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.'s 93.0 kBtu/ft² across 58,500 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,594 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 196,763 kWh of electricity, 47,701 therms of natural gas and 3,883 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. to report its energy use?
Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas 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:4823186:2024). 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 Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.'s energy grade?
Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. scores 43 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 Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 93.0 kBtu/ft² (117.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,500 sq ft, including 196,763 kWh of electricity and 47,701 therms of natural gas.
What are Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.'s carbon emissions?
Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. reported 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave.?
Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. is in New York City, New York 10032. Its coordinates are 40.82965, -73.94185 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. and when was it built?
Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave. has 58,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas 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, “Liberty Realty & Management - 870 St Nicholas Ave., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/liberty-realty-management-870-st-nicholas-ave-085c0542 (data as of October 2, 2026).