Lovett - 865 First Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 865 First Avenue · 10017
At a glance
Lovett - 865 First Ave is a 86,596-square-foot multifamily housing building at 865 First Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 74.0 kBtu/ft² and 411 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 74.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 411 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 371,607 kWh |
| Natural gas | 51,375 therms |
| Water use | 3,177 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 86,596 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2656214:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 74.0 kBtu/ft² | 411 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 61 | 89.1 kBtu/ft² | 436 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
- 865 First Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75282, -73.96694
Within ~1 km
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How does Lovett - 865 First 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. Its site EUI of 74.0 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 86,596 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 22 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 Lovett - 865 First Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Lovett - 865 First Ave, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 89.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 74.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 436 tCO₂e to 411 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 74.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Lovett - 865 First Ave's 74.0 kBtu/ft² across 86,596 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,878 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 103.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 371,607 kWh of electricity, 51,375 therms of natural gas and 3,177 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lovett - 865 First Ave to report its energy use?
Lovett - 865 First 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:2656214:2023). 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 Lovett - 865 First Ave's energy grade?
Lovett - 865 First Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 74.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lovett - 865 First Ave use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 74.0 kBtu/ft² (103.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 86,596 sq ft, including 371,607 kWh of electricity and 51,375 therms of natural gas.
What are Lovett - 865 First Ave's carbon emissions?
Lovett - 865 First Ave reported 411 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lovett - 865 First Ave?
Lovett - 865 First Ave is at 865 First Avenue, in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75282, -73.96694 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Lovett - 865 First Ave and when was it built?
Lovett - 865 First Ave has 86,596 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lovett - 865 First Ave covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Lovett - 865 First Ave, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/lovett-865-first-ave-a2775889 (data as of October 2, 2026).