Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1491 Macombs Road · 10452
At a glance
Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road is a 51,709-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2003. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 169.4 kBtu/ft² and 589 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% 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 | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 169.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 245.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 589 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 583,717 kWh |
| Natural gas | 67,701 therms |
| Water use | 14,134 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 51,709 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4043955:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 1 | -72 | 169.4 kBtu/ft² | 589 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 73 | +1 | 78.1 kBtu/ft² | 532 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 72 | 84.3 kBtu/ft² | 523 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
- 1491 Macombs Road
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10452
- Coordinates
- 40.84341, -73.91771
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 169.4 kBtu/ft² is about 126% 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 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,709 sq ft, it is about half of 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2022 to 1 in 2024 (-71 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 73. Site EUI moved from 84.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 169.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 101% increase. Reported emissions went from 523 tCO₂e to 589 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road's 169.4 kBtu/ft² across 51,709 sq ft works out to about 8.8 billion Btu (2,567 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 245.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 583,717 kWh of electricity, 67,701 therms of natural gas and 14,134 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road to report its energy use?
Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road 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:4043955:2024). 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road's energy grade?
Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road scores 1 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 169.4 kBtu/ft² (245.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,709 sq ft, including 583,717 kWh of electricity and 67,701 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road reported 589 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road?
Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road is in New York City, New York 10452. Its coordinates are 40.84341, -73.91771 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road and when was it built?
Wavecrest CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road has 51,709 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road 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 CHILD - 1491 Macombs Road, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-child-1491-macombs-road-df48b961 (data as of October 2, 2026).