Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 130 Lefferts Place · 11238
At a glance
Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place is a 86,200-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1974. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 36 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 90.1 kBtu/ft² and 570 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 36 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 90.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 146.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 570 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 743,500 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,265 therms |
| Water use | 4,617 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 86,200 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3529540:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 36 | -5 | 90.1 kBtu/ft² | 570 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 41 | +12 | 85.0 kBtu/ft² | 528 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 29 | 106.3 kBtu/ft² | 568 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
- 130 Lefferts Place
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11238
- Coordinates
- 40.68093, -73.95906
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place 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. Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place's ENERGY STAR score of 36 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 90.1 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 86,200 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 22 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 Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2022 to 36 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 41. Site EUI moved from 106.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 568 tCO₂e to 570 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 36 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 36 means the building performs better than about 36% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 36 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 39 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. Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place's 90.1 kBtu/ft² across 86,200 sq ft works out to about 7.8 billion Btu (2,276 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 146.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 743,500 kWh of electricity, 52,265 therms of natural gas and 4,617 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place to report its energy use?
Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place 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:3529540:2024). 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 Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place's energy grade?
Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place scores 36 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 Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.1 kBtu/ft² (146.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 86,200 sq ft, including 743,500 kWh of electricity and 52,265 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place reported 570 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place?
Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place is in New York City, New York 11238. Its coordinates are 40.68093, -73.95906 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place and when was it built?
Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place has 86,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place 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, “Wavecrest - 130 Lefferts Place, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-130-lefferts-place-c6b7d613 (data as of October 2, 2026).