2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue

How does 2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue 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. 2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 48.5 kBtu/ft² is about 35% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 507,199 sq ft, it is about 402% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 66 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 2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2022 to 89 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 92. Site EUI moved from 52.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 48.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,682 tCO₂e to 1,908 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue's 48.5 kBtu/ft² across 507,199 sq ft works out to about 24.6 billion Btu (7,209 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 89.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,107,161 kWh of electricity and 129,472 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue to report its energy use?

2 Ocean Drive AKA 3514 Surf Avenue 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:16759766:2024). 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.