16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 16-70 Bell Blvd · 11360
At a glance
16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 is a 162,470-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1973. 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 77.0 kBtu/ft² and 820 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 | 77.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 820 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 737,237 kWh |
| Natural gas | 99,958 therms |
| Water use | 6,048 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 162,470 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3481931:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | -8 | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 820 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 58 | -6 | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 770 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 64 | 77.4 kBtu/ft² | 739 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
- 16-70 Bell Blvd
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11360
- Coordinates
- 40.78508, -73.77842
Within ~1 km
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How does 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 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. 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559'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 77.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 162,470 sq ft, it is about 61% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 21 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 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2022 to 50 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 64. Site EUI moved from 77.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 77.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 739 tCO₂e to 820 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
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. 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across 162,470 sq ft works out to about 12.5 billion Btu (3,666 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 108.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 737,237 kWh of electricity, 99,958 therms of natural gas and 6,048 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 to report its energy use?
16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 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:3481931:2024). 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 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559's energy grade?
16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 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 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.0 kBtu/ft² (108.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 162,470 sq ft, including 737,237 kWh of electricity and 99,958 therms of natural gas.
What are 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559's carbon emissions?
16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 reported 820 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559?
16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 is in New York City, New York 11360. Its coordinates are 40.78508, -73.77842 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 and when was it built?
16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 has 162,470 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559 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, “16-70 Bell Blvd - 24559, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/16-70-bell-blvd-24559-50d78d67 (data as of October 2, 2026).