1703 MCDONALD AVE.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11230
At a glance
1703 MCDONALD AVE. is a 25,222-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1953. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 70.6 kBtu/ft² and 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 70.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 133.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 148 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 252,546 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,185 therms |
| Water use | 469 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,222 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:54166992:2024 |
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
- 1703 MCDONALD AVE.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11230
- Coordinates
- 40.61116, -73.97343
Within ~1 km
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How does 1703 MCDONALD 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. Its site EUI of 70.6 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,222 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1953 construction date is close to 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.
What does a site EUI of 70.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 1703 MCDONALD AVE.'s 70.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,222 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (522 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 133.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 252,546 kWh of electricity, 9,185 therms of natural gas and 469 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1703 MCDONALD AVE. to report its energy use?
1703 MCDONALD 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:54166992:2024). 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 1703 MCDONALD AVE.'s energy grade?
1703 MCDONALD AVE. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1703 MCDONALD AVE. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft² (133.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,222 sq ft, including 252,546 kWh of electricity and 9,185 therms of natural gas.
What are 1703 MCDONALD AVE.'s carbon emissions?
1703 MCDONALD AVE. reported 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1703 MCDONALD AVE.?
1703 MCDONALD AVE. is in New York City, New York 11230. Its coordinates are 40.61116, -73.97343 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1703 MCDONALD AVE. and when was it built?
1703 MCDONALD AVE. has 25,222 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1703 MCDONALD AVE. 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, “1703 MCDONALD AVE., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1703-mcdonald-ave-fec65b2e (data as of October 2, 2026).