Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 115 Norfolk Street · 10002
At a glance
Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street is a 36,660-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 55 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 49.5 kBtu/ft² and 158 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% 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 | 55 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 49.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 158 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 290,474 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,238 therms |
| Water use | 3,905 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 36,660 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26715914:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 55 | -2 | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 57 | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 0 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
- 115 Norfolk Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street 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. Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 49.5 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,660 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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 Kates: 115 Norfolk Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2023 to 55 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 57. Site EUI moved from 48.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 49.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street's 49.5 kBtu/ft² across 36,660 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (532 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 290,474 kWh of electricity, 8,238 therms of natural gas and 3,905 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street to report its energy use?
Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street 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:26715914:2024). 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 Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street's energy grade?
Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street scores 55 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.5 kBtu/ft² (99.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,660 sq ft, including 290,474 kWh of electricity and 8,238 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street's carbon emissions?
Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street reported 158 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street?
Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street is in New York City, New York 10002.
How big is Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street and when was it built?
Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street has 36,660 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street 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, “Maxwell Kates: 115 Norfolk Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-kates-115-norfolk-street-8a089973 (data as of October 2, 2026).