Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 329 Beach 53 Street · 11692
At a glance
Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street is a 32,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 329 Beach 53 Street in New York City, New York, built in 2004. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 64.8 kBtu/ft² and 145 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 45% 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 | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 64.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 145 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 167,167 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,023 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6691622:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 65 | +47 | 64.8 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 18 | -5 | 96.9 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 23 | 101.0 kBtu/ft² | 191 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
- 329 Beach 53 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11692
- Coordinates
- 40.59357, -73.78347
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street 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 - 334 Beach 54th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 64.8 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,000 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 52 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 - 334 Beach 54th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 23 in 2022 to 65 in 2024 (+42 points). Site EUI moved from 101.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 191 tCO₂e to 145 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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 - 334 Beach 54th Street's 64.8 kBtu/ft² across 32,000 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (608 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 167,167 kWh of electricity and 15,023 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street to report its energy use?
Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street 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:6691622:2024). 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 - 334 Beach 54th Street's energy grade?
Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street scores 65 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 - 334 Beach 54th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.8 kBtu/ft² (99.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,000 sq ft, including 167,167 kWh of electricity and 15,023 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street reported 145 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street?
Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street is at 329 Beach 53 Street, in New York City, New York 11692. Its coordinates are 40.59357, -73.78347 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street and when was it built?
Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street has 32,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest - 334 Beach 54th Street 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 - 334 Beach 54th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-334-beach-54th-street-fc742d0d (data as of October 2, 2026).