Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1829 Caton Avenue · 11226
At a glance
Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue is a 73,750-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1959. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 58 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 79.9 kBtu/ft² and 391 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 39% 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 | 58 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 79.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 391 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 371,101 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,242 therms |
| Water use | 7,721 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 73,750 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3117319:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 58 | -2 | 79.9 kBtu/ft² | 391 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | ±0 | 77.2 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | 81.2 kBtu/ft² | 361 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
- 1829 Caton Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11226
- Coordinates
- 40.65184, -73.96228
Within ~1 km
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How does Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue 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. Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 79.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,750 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 7 years later 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 Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2022 to 58 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 60. Site EUI moved from 81.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 361 tCO₂e to 391 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 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 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 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. Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue's 79.9 kBtu/ft² across 73,750 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,727 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 113.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 371,101 kWh of electricity, 46,242 therms of natural gas and 7,721 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue to report its energy use?
Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue 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:3117319:2024). 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 Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue's energy grade?
Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue scores 58 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 Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.9 kBtu/ft² (113.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,750 sq ft, including 371,101 kWh of electricity and 46,242 therms of natural gas.
What are Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue's carbon emissions?
Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue reported 391 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue?
Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue is in New York City, New York 11226. Its coordinates are 40.65184, -73.96228 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue and when was it built?
Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue has 73,750 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue 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, “Most Reliable: 1829 Caton Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/most-reliable-1829-caton-avenue-981e20ca (data as of October 2, 2026).