Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 490 Riverside Drive · 10027
At a glance
Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. is a 277,815-square-foot worship facility at 490 Riverside Drive in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 47 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 21.0 kBtu/ft² and 671 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 47 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 21.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 58.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 671 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,707,672 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 277,815 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7164577:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 47 | ±0 | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 671 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 47 | -4 | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 630 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 51 | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 494 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
- 490 Riverside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.81231, -73.96361
Within ~1 km
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How does Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.'s ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 21.0 kBtu/ft² is about 66% below the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 277,815 sq ft, it is about 519% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 51 in 2022 to 47 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 51. Site EUI moved from 21.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 21.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 494 tCO₂e to 671 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 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 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 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. Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.'s 21.0 kBtu/ft² across 277,815 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,710 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 58.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,707,672 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. to report its energy use?
Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. 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:7164577:2024). 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 worship facility buildings in New York City
- Immaculate Conception Church: 86-45 Edgerton Blvd· 231,701 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- Congregation Emanu-El of NYC· 195,863 sq ft · EUI 44.7 kBtu/ft²
- 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (Main Cathedral)· 172,484 sq ft · score 10 (D)
- Rocklyn: 52-29 83rd St· 156,044 sq ft · EUI 18.5 kBtu/ft²
- KDS: 130-30 31st Ave· 141,697 sq ft · score 36 (D)
- Bethel Gospel Assembly, Inc.· 135,264 sq ft
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Frequently asked questions
What is Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.'s energy grade?
Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. scores 47 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 21.0 kBtu/ft² (58.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 277,815 sq ft, including 1,707,672 kWh of electricity.
What are Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.'s carbon emissions?
Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. reported 671 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.?
Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. is at 490 Riverside Drive, in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.81231, -73.96361 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. and when was it built?
Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. has 277,815 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr. 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, “Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/riverside-490-riverside-dr-894adc8d (data as of October 2, 2026).