162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property)

How does 162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property) 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. 162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property)'s ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 73.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 150,000 sq ft, it is about 49% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 4 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 162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2023 to 66 in 2024 (-21 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 87. Site EUI moved from 65.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 73.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 597 tCO₂e to 724 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. 162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property)'s 73.0 kBtu/ft² across 150,000 sq ft works out to about 11 billion Btu (3,209 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 671,807 kWh of electricity, 86,647 therms of natural gas and 4,786 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property) to report its energy use?

162-21 Powells Cove Boulevard (Parent Property) 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:33619231:2024). 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.