VP: 815 Gerard Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 815 Gerard Ave · 10451
At a glance
VP: 815 Gerard Ave is a 106,128-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.1 kBtu/ft² and 254 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 55.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 254 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 506,034 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,391 therms |
| Water use | 1,137 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 106,128 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2730704:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.1 kBtu/ft² | 254 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 49.7 kBtu/ft² | 370 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | 426 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
- 815 Gerard Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10451
- Coordinates
- 40.82570, -73.92601
Within ~1 km
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How does VP: 815 Gerard Ave 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 26.1 kBtu/ft² is about 65% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 106,128 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 24 years earlier 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 VP: 815 Gerard Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for VP: 815 Gerard Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 67.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 26.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 61% decrease. Reported emissions went from 426 tCO₂e to 254 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does a site EUI of 26.1 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. VP: 815 Gerard Ave's 26.1 kBtu/ft² across 106,128 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (812 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 55.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 506,034 kWh of electricity, 10,391 therms of natural gas and 1,137 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires VP: 815 Gerard Ave to report its energy use?
VP: 815 Gerard 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:2730704:2024). 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 VP: 815 Gerard Ave's energy grade?
VP: 815 Gerard Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does VP: 815 Gerard Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.1 kBtu/ft² (55.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 106,128 sq ft, including 506,034 kWh of electricity and 10,391 therms of natural gas.
What are VP: 815 Gerard Ave's carbon emissions?
VP: 815 Gerard Ave reported 254 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is VP: 815 Gerard Ave?
VP: 815 Gerard Ave is in New York City, New York 10451. Its coordinates are 40.82570, -73.92601 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is VP: 815 Gerard Ave and when was it built?
VP: 815 Gerard Ave has 106,128 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is VP: 815 Gerard 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, “VP: 815 Gerard Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/vp-815-gerard-ave-23697c71 (data as of October 2, 2026).