Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 99 Patchen Avenue · 11221
At a glance
Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave is a 106,804-square-foot multifamily housing building at 99 Patchen Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1975. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 108.1 kBtu/ft² and 779 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% 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 | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 108.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 157.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 779 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 783,219 kWh |
| Natural gas | 88,692 therms |
| Gross floor area | 106,804 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3529489:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 24 | -8 | 108.1 kBtu/ft² | 779 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 32 | -3 | 96.2 kBtu/ft² | 699 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 35 | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 686 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 99 Patchen Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11221
- Coordinates
- 40.68854, -73.92717
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- HOPE GARDENSscore 47
Multifamily Housing · 390,588 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 355,000 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 355,000 sq ft
- BUSHWICK II (GROUPS B & D)score 75
Multifamily Housing · 338,850 sq ft
- Benchmarking Group - 112score 80
K-12 School · 308,804 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 226,000 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does Wavecrest - 940 Gates 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 - 940 Gates Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 108.1 kBtu/ft² is about 44% 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 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 106,804 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 23 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 - 940 Gates Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 35 in 2022 to 24 in 2024 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 35. Site EUI moved from 103.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 108.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 686 tCO₂e to 779 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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 - 940 Gates Ave's 108.1 kBtu/ft² across 106,804 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,384 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 157.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 783,219 kWh of electricity and 88,692 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave to report its energy use?
Wavecrest - 940 Gates 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:3529489:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in New York City
- 141-05 Pershing Cr - 43321· 106,803 sq ft · score 59 (C)
- 141-05 Pershing Cresent· 106,803 sq ft · score 68 (C)
- 45 Christopher Street· 106,800 sq ft · score 40 (D)
- AKAM - 1701 Albemarle Road· 106,800 sq ft · score 79 (B)
- 45 Christopher St Condo· 106,800 sq ft
- 1701 Albemarle Road· 106,800 sq ft · score 84 (B)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in New York City· 33,022 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave's energy grade?
Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave scores 24 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 - 940 Gates Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 108.1 kBtu/ft² (157.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 106,804 sq ft, including 783,219 kWh of electricity and 88,692 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave reported 779 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave?
Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave is at 99 Patchen Avenue, in New York City, New York 11221. Its coordinates are 40.68854, -73.92717 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave and when was it built?
Wavecrest - 940 Gates Ave has 106,804 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest - 940 Gates 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 - 940 Gates Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-940-gates-ave-fb053a6b (data as of October 2, 2026).