RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 779 CLASSON AVENUE · 11238
At a glance
RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave is a 77,927-square-foot community center and social meeting hall at 779 CLASSON AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1990. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.1 kBtu/ft² and 297 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 90.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 297 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 639,299 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,696 therms |
| Gross floor area | 77,927 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:53798192:2024 |
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.
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Location
- Address
- 779 CLASSON AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11238
- Coordinates
- 40.67386, -73.96043
Within ~1 km
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How does RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 39.1 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 77,927 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 51 years later than the group's average year built (1939).
What does a site EUI of 39.1 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. RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave's 39.1 kBtu/ft² across 77,927 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (893 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 90.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 639,299 kWh of electricity and 8,696 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave to report its energy use?
RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave 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:53798192:2024). 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 RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave's energy grade?
RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.1 kBtu/ft² (90.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 77,927 sq ft, including 639,299 kWh of electricity and 8,696 therms of natural gas.
What are RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave's carbon emissions?
RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave reported 297 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave?
RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave is at 779 CLASSON AVENUE, in New York City, New York 11238. Its coordinates are 40.67386, -73.96043 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave and when was it built?
RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave has 77,927 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave 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, “RAC St TofA 779 Classon Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rac-st-tofa-779-classon-ave-f285e6bc (data as of October 2, 2026).