2309 Holland Avenue

How does 2309 Holland 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. 2309 Holland Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 82.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 57,427 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 25 years earlier 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 2309 Holland Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2309 Holland Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2022 to 59 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 85.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 82.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 365 tCO₂e to 370 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. 2309 Holland Avenue's 82.2 kBtu/ft² across 57,427 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,383 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 166,456 kWh of electricity, 1,807 therms of natural gas and 54,484 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2309 Holland Avenue to report its energy use?

2309 Holland 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:3275150:2024). 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.