Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 428 East 137Th Street · 10454
At a glance
Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St is a 131,490-square-foot multifamily housing building at 428 East 137Th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1972. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 84.9 kBtu/ft² and 770 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% 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 | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 84.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 770 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 839,796 kWh |
| Natural gas | 82,938 therms |
| Water use | 6,416 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 131,490 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3529363:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | -15 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 770 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 65 | +2 | 72.4 kBtu/ft² | 655 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | 79.5 kBtu/ft² | 644 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
- 428 East 137Th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10454
- Coordinates
- 40.80795, -73.92225
Within ~1 km
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How does Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St 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 PARENT - 428 East 137th St's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 84.9 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 131,490 sq ft, it is about 30% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 20 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 PARENT - 428 East 137th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2022 to 50 in 2024 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 65. Site EUI moved from 79.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 84.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 644 tCO₂e to 770 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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 PARENT - 428 East 137th St's 84.9 kBtu/ft² across 131,490 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,272 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 839,796 kWh of electricity, 82,938 therms of natural gas and 6,416 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St to report its energy use?
Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St 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:3529363:2024). 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 PARENT - 428 East 137th St's energy grade?
Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St scores 50 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 PARENT - 428 East 137th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.9 kBtu/ft² (127.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 131,490 sq ft, including 839,796 kWh of electricity and 82,938 therms of natural gas.
What are Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St's carbon emissions?
Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St reported 770 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St?
Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St is at 428 East 137Th Street, in New York City, New York 10454. Its coordinates are 40.80795, -73.92225 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St and when was it built?
Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St has 131,490 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wavecrest PARENT - 428 East 137th St 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 PARENT - 428 East 137th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/wavecrest-parent-428-east-137th-st-438aa260 (data as of October 2, 2026).