138-10 135th Ave - Queens

How does 138-10 135th Ave - Queens compare with other hotel buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 970 hotel buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 138-10 135th Ave - Queens's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 55.6 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 233,210 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 138-10 135th Ave - Queens's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 138-10 135th Ave - Queens, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2023 to 88 in 2024 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 76.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 55.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,364 tCO₂e to 1,190 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 138-10 135th Ave - Queens's 55.6 kBtu/ft² across 233,210 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,800 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 119.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,369,933 kWh of electricity and 48,774 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 138-10 135th Ave - Queens to report its energy use?

138-10 135th Ave - Queens 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:33935248:2024). 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.