159-10 71st Ave

How does 159-10 71st 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. 159-10 71st Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 60.0 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 209,525 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 48 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 159-10 71st Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 159-10 71st Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2022 to 64 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 65.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 869 tCO₂e to 927 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 159-10 71st Ave's 60.0 kBtu/ft² across 209,525 sq ft works out to about 12.6 billion Btu (3,684 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 98.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,226,439 kWh of electricity, 83,906 therms of natural gas and 7,254 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 159-10 71st Ave to report its energy use?

159-10 71st 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:4043177:2024). 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.