MP Management - 480 e 21 st
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 480 e 21 st · 11226
At a glance
MP Management - 480 e 21 st is a 49,733-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1935. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 17 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 102.2 kBtu/ft² and 305 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% 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 | 17 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 102.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 305 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 165,790 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,172 therms |
| Water use | 9,754 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 49,733 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6690424:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 17 | +11 | 102.2 kBtu/ft² | 305 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 6 | +1 | 119.1 kBtu/ft² | 345 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 5 | 128.9 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 480 e 21 st
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11226
- Coordinates
- 40.64257, -73.95854
Within ~1 km
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How does MP Management - 480 e 21 st 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. MP Management - 480 e 21 st's ENERGY STAR score of 17 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 102.2 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,733 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1935, 17 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 MP Management - 480 e 21 st's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for MP Management - 480 e 21 st, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 5 in 2022 to 17 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 128.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 102.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 361 tCO₂e to 305 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 17 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 17 means the building performs better than about 17% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 17 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 58 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. MP Management - 480 e 21 st's 102.2 kBtu/ft² across 49,733 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,490 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 165,790 kWh of electricity, 45,172 therms of natural gas and 9,754 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires MP Management - 480 e 21 st to report its energy use?
MP Management - 480 e 21 st 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:6690424:2024). 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 MP Management - 480 e 21 st's energy grade?
MP Management - 480 e 21 st scores 17 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 MP Management - 480 e 21 st use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 102.2 kBtu/ft² (127.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,733 sq ft, including 165,790 kWh of electricity and 45,172 therms of natural gas.
What are MP Management - 480 e 21 st's carbon emissions?
MP Management - 480 e 21 st reported 305 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is MP Management - 480 e 21 st?
MP Management - 480 e 21 st is in New York City, New York 11226. Its coordinates are 40.64257, -73.95854 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is MP Management - 480 e 21 st and when was it built?
MP Management - 480 e 21 st has 49,733 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1935 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is MP Management - 480 e 21 st 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, “MP Management - 480 e 21 st, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/mp-management-480-e-21-st-21c43e78 (data as of October 2, 2026).