Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 920 Westchester Avenue · 10459
At a glance
Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave is a 126,353-square-foot multifamily housing building at 920 Westchester Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 2010. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 67 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 63.0 kBtu/ft² and 590 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% 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 | 67 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 63.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 590 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 794,163 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,446 therms |
| Water use | 8,556 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 126,353 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3529408:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 67 | +7 | 63.0 kBtu/ft² | 590 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | -16 | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 588 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 76 | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 502 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
- 920 Westchester Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10459
- Coordinates
- 40.82167, -73.89771
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest - 920 Westchester 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. Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 63.0 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 126,353 sq ft, it is about 25% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 58 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 - 920 Westchester Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2022 to 67 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 76. Site EUI moved from 63.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 63.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 502 tCO₂e to 590 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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 - 920 Westchester Ave's 63.0 kBtu/ft² across 126,353 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,333 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 794,163 kWh of electricity, 52,446 therms of natural gas and 8,556 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave to report its energy use?
Wavecrest - 920 Westchester 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:3529408:2024). 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 - 920 Westchester Ave's energy grade?
Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave scores 67 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 - 920 Westchester Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 63.0 kBtu/ft² (103.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 126,353 sq ft, including 794,163 kWh of electricity and 52,446 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave reported 590 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave?
Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave is at 920 Westchester Avenue, in New York City, New York 10459. Its coordinates are 40.82167, -73.89771 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave and when was it built?
Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave has 126,353 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest - 920 Westchester 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, “Wavecrest - 920 Westchester Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-920-westchester-ave-19c740e9 (data as of October 2, 2026).