Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates

How does Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates 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. Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 86.7 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 136,311 sq ft, it is about 35% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 44 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 Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 102.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 86.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 744 tCO₂e to 769 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates's 86.7 kBtu/ft² across 136,311 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,464 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 120.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 666,377 kWh of electricity and 95,430 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates to report its energy use?

Nelson Mgmt - Morningside Housing Associates 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:2814657:2024). 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.