SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 669 LENOX AVENUE · 10037
At a glance
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 is a 47,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 669 LENOX AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1993. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 60.2 kBtu/ft² and 229 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 60.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 229 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 365,676 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,121 therms |
| Gross floor area | 47,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33966174:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 60.2 kBtu/ft² | 229 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 62.9 kBtu/ft² | 233 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 669 LENOX AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10037
- Coordinates
- 40.81939, -73.93701
Within ~1 km
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How does SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 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 60.2 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,500 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 41 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 SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 62.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 60.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 233 tCO₂e to 229 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 60.2 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. SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49's 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 47,500 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (838 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 365,676 kWh of electricity and 16,121 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 to report its energy use?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 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:33966174:2024). 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 SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49's energy grade?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft² (109.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,500 sq ft, including 365,676 kWh of electricity and 16,121 therms of natural gas.
What are SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49's carbon emissions?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 reported 229 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 is at 669 LENOX AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.81939, -73.93701 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 and when was it built?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 has 47,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49 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, “SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldgs 48-49, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/samuel-city-bldgs-48-49-04b56c08 (data as of October 2, 2026).