144-74 Northern Boulevard

How does 144-74 Northern Boulevard 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. 144-74 Northern Boulevard's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 88.0 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 164,500 sq ft, it is about 63% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 67 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 144-74 Northern Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 144-74 Northern Boulevard, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 13 in 2022 to 27 in 2024 (+14 points). Site EUI moved from 68.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 88.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 29% increase. Reported emissions went from 848 tCO₂e to 1,099 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. 144-74 Northern Boulevard's 88.0 kBtu/ft² across 164,500 sq ft works out to about 14.5 billion Btu (4,242 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 180.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,082,010 kWh of electricity, 53,000 therms of natural gas and 5,022 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 144-74 Northern Boulevard to report its energy use?

144-74 Northern Boulevard 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:25171460:2024). 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.