Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 2080 La Fontaine Avenue · 10457
At a glance
Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue is a 70,100-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2080 La Fontaine Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 2003. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 74.3 kBtu/ft² and 361 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 46% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 74.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 361 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 399,785 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,452 therms |
| Water use | 7,779 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 70,100 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4043963:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 66 | -12 | 74.3 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 78 | +13 | 62.4 kBtu/ft² | 306 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | 78.2 kBtu/ft² | 334 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
- 2080 La Fontaine Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10457
- Coordinates
- 40.84935, -73.89262
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue 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 - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 74.3 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,100 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 51 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 - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 66 in 2024 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 78. Site EUI moved from 78.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 74.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 334 tCO₂e to 361 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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 - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue's 74.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,100 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,526 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 399,785 kWh of electricity, 38,452 therms of natural gas and 7,779 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue to report its energy use?
Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue 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:4043963:2024). 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 - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue's energy grade?
Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — 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 - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 74.3 kBtu/ft² (112.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,100 sq ft, including 399,785 kWh of electricity and 38,452 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue reported 361 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue?
Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue is at 2080 La Fontaine Avenue, in New York City, New York 10457. Its coordinates are 40.84935, -73.89262 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue and when was it built?
Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue has 70,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue 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 - 2080 Lafontaine Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-2080-lafontaine-avenue-34a9e7c5 (data as of October 2, 2026).