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Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education

K-12 School in New York City, NY · 985 Astor Ave · 10469

At a glance

Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education is a 67,000-square-foot K-12 school at 985 Astor Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1970. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 60.9 kBtu/ft² and 268 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% of the 2,052 scored K-12 school buildings in New York City.

ENERGY STAR score
60
band C · 2024
Site EUI
60.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
268
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
4.0
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
67,000
sq ft
Year built
1970
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score60 (band C)
Site EUI60.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI91.9 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions268 tCO₂e
GHG intensity4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity315,523 kWh
Natural gas27,047 therms
Gross floor area67,000 sq ft
Source recordnyc:2947630:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest60-1160.9 kBtu/ft²268 tCO₂e
202371+5954.5 kBtu/ft²247 tCO₂e
202212142.5 kBtu/ft²537 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
985 Astor Ave
State
New York
ZIP
10469
Coordinates
40.85969, -73.85926

Within ~1 km

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How does Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education compare with other K-12 school buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 2,301 K-12 school buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 60.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 61.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 67,000 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 17 years later than the group's average year built (1954). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 12 in 2022 to 60 in 2024 (+48 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 71. Site EUI moved from 142.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 57% decrease. Reported emissions went from 537 tCO₂e to 268 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education's 60.9 kBtu/ft² across 67,000 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,196 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 315,523 kWh of electricity and 27,047 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education to report its energy use?

Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education 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:2947630:2024). 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 Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education's energy grade?

Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education scores 60 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.9 kBtu/ft² (91.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,000 sq ft, including 315,523 kWh of electricity and 27,047 therms of natural gas.

What are Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education's carbon emissions?

Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education reported 268 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education?

Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education is at 985 Astor Ave, in New York City, New York 10469. Its coordinates are 40.85969, -73.85926 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education and when was it built?

Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education has 67,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.

Is Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education 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, “Readiness The New York Institute for Special Education, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/readiness-the-new-york-institute-for-special-education-751e866e (data as of October 2, 2026).