2305 Linden Boulevard (Parent Property)

How does 2305 Linden 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. 2305 Linden Boulevard (Parent Property)'s ENERGY STAR score of 34 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 101.0 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 82,096 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 17 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 2305 Linden Boulevard (Parent Property)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 2305 Linden Boulevard (Parent Property), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2023 to 34 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 100.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 101.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 519 tCO₂e to 532 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 34 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 34 means the building performs better than about 34% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 34 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 41 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. 2305 Linden Boulevard (Parent Property)'s 101.0 kBtu/ft² across 82,096 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,430 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 137.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 432,134 kWh of electricity and 68,207 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2305 Linden Boulevard (Parent Property) to report its energy use?

2305 Linden 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:30688961:2024). 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.