Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 491 East 165th Street · 10456
At a glance
Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street is a 35,364-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2014. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 80 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 57.6 kBtu/ft² and 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 63% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 80 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 57.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 398,593 kWh |
| Water use | 1,540 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 35,364 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6691575:2022 |
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
- 491 East 165th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10456
- Coordinates
- 40.82678, -73.90861
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest - 491 East 165th 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 - 491 East 165th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 57.6 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 35,364 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 62 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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 - 491 East 165th Street's 57.6 kBtu/ft² across 35,364 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (597 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 127.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 398,593 kWh of electricity and 1,540 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street to report its energy use?
Wavecrest - 491 East 165th 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:6691575:2022). 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 - 491 East 165th Street's energy grade?
Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street scores 80 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 57.6 kBtu/ft² (127.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,364 sq ft, including 398,593 kWh of electricity.
What are Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street reported 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street?
Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street is in New York City, New York 10456. Its coordinates are 40.82678, -73.90861 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street and when was it built?
Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street has 35,364 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest - 491 East 165th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 - 491 East 165th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-491-east-165th-street-b020dd4a (data as of October 2, 2026).