Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue
Other - Lodging/Residential in New York City, NY · 399 3RD AVENUE · 11215
At a glance
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue is a 27,774-square-foot other - lodging/residential building at 399 3RD AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 2015. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 91.1 kBtu/ft² and 239 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 91.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 202.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 239 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 495,851 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,380 therms |
| Water use | 3,874 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,774 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:55715694:2024 |
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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 399 3RD AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11215
- Coordinates
- 40.67353, -73.98928
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Regal: 58 2nd Avescore —
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse · 395,900 sq ft
- Brodsky - 499 Presidentscore 100
Multifamily Housing · 328,556 sq ft
- Lightstone - 365 Bond Streetscore 65
Multifamily Housing · 327,600 sq ft
- Lightstone Group - 365 Bond Stscore 50
Multifamily Housing · 323,193 sq ft
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant · 307,148 sq ft
Self-Storage Facility · 307,148 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 185 other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 91.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 93.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,774 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 62,795 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 56 years later than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 91.1 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. Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue's 91.1 kBtu/ft² across 27,774 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (742 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 202.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 495,851 kWh of electricity, 8,380 therms of natural gas and 3,874 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue to report its energy use?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third 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:55715694:2024). 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.
More other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City
- HRA_4379_Confidential Location 2· 27,720 sq ft · EUI 15.5 kBtu/ft²
- 141 West 144th Street Realty Corp.· 26,574 sq ft · EUI 302.8 kBtu/ft²
- 249 Varet LLC· 26,400 sq ft · EUI 84.2 kBtu/ft²
- 745 East 178 LLC· 26,200 sq ft · EUI 169.4 kBtu/ft²
- 321 East Tremont, LLC· 25,440 sq ft · EUI 96.2 kBtu/ft²
- 691 East 140 LLC· 25,247 sq ft · EUI 76.8 kBtu/ft²
- Other - Lodging/Residential buildings in New York City· 185 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue's energy grade?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 91.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.1 kBtu/ft² (202.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,774 sq ft, including 495,851 kWh of electricity and 8,380 therms of natural gas.
What are Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue's carbon emissions?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue reported 239 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue is at 399 3RD AVENUE, in New York City, New York 11215. Its coordinates are 40.67353, -73.98928 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue and when was it built?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue has 27,774 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 399 Third Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/praxis-housing-initiatives-inc-399-third-avenue-2fd6f7dc (data as of October 2, 2026).