Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 540-550 DeKalb Avenue · 11205
At a glance
Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue is a 7,728-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 8.4 kBtu/ft² and 5 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 8.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 20.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 5 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 15,068 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 7,728 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:24841989:2022 |
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
- 540-550 DeKalb Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11205
- Coordinates
- 40.69096, -73.95494
Within ~1 km
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How does Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb 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. Its site EUI of 8.4 kBtu/ft² is about 89% 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 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 87% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 7,728 sq ft, it is about 92% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 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.
What does a site EUI of 8.4 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. Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue's 8.4 kBtu/ft² across 7,728 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (19 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 20.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 15,068 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue to report its energy use?
Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:24841989:2022). 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 Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue's energy grade?
Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 8.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 8.4 kBtu/ft² (20.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 7,728 sq ft, including 15,068 kWh of electricity.
What are Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue's carbon emissions?
Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue reported 5 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue?
Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue is in New York City, New York 11205. Its coordinates are 40.69096, -73.95494 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue and when was it built?
Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue has 7,728 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Putnam Cluster HDFC: 540-550 DeKalb Avenue, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/putnam-cluster-hdfc-540-550-dekalb-avenue-a9ba020e (data as of October 2, 2026).