Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 533 Bushwick Avenue · 11206
At a glance
Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 is a 73,713-square-foot multifamily housing building at 533 Bushwick Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 2005. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 67.6 kBtu/ft² and 357 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 51% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 67.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 357 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 437,347 kWh |
| Natural gas | 34,924 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,713 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15666606:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +9 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 357 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 61 | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 372 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.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 533 Bushwick Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11206
- Coordinates
- 40.69979, -73.93591
Within ~1 km
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How does Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 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. Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 48%. Its site EUI of 67.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,713 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 53 years later 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 Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2023 to 70 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 372 tCO₂e to 357 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533's 67.6 kBtu/ft² across 73,713 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,460 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 437,347 kWh of electricity and 34,924 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 to report its energy use?
Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 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:15666606:2024). 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 Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533's energy grade?
Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 scores 70 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.6 kBtu/ft² (106.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,713 sq ft, including 437,347 kWh of electricity and 34,924 therms of natural gas.
What are Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533's carbon emissions?
Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 reported 357 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533?
Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 is at 533 Bushwick Avenue, in New York City, New York 11206. Its coordinates are 40.69979, -73.93591 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 and when was it built?
Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 has 73,713 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533 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, “Rheingold Gardens Apts. 533, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rheingold-gardens-apts-533-ae4231fb (data as of October 2, 2026).