Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 244 Madison Avenue · 10016
At a glance
Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave is a 155,588-square-foot multifamily housing building at 244 Madison Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1916. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.6 kBtu/ft² and 717 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 717 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 921,600 kWh |
| Natural gas | 70,605 therms |
| Water use | 5,652 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 155,588 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2719856:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 717 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 674 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
- 244 Madison Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.75013, -73.98125
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell: 244 Madison 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 65.6 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 155,588 sq ft, it is about 54% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 36 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 Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 68.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 674 tCO₂e to 717 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 65.6 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. Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave's 65.6 kBtu/ft² across 155,588 sq ft works out to about 10.2 billion Btu (2,991 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 104.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 921,600 kWh of electricity, 70,605 therms of natural gas and 5,652 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave to report its energy use?
Maxwell: 244 Madison 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:2719856:2023). 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 Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave's energy grade?
Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 65.6 kBtu/ft² (104.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 155,588 sq ft, including 921,600 kWh of electricity and 70,605 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave's carbon emissions?
Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave reported 717 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave?
Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave is at 244 Madison Avenue, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.75013, -73.98125 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave and when was it built?
Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave has 155,588 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell: 244 Madison 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, “Maxwell: 244 Madison Ave, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-244-madison-ave-e3db7f7f (data as of October 2, 2026).