2802 Surf Avenue

How does 2802 Surf Avenue compare with other senior living community buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 296 senior living community buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 2802 Surf Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 28 compares with an average of 57 across the 229 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 125.5 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 112.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 175,000 sq ft, it is about 61% above the average floor area of 108,590 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1992, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 2802 Surf Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2802 Surf Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2022 to 28 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 29. Site EUI moved from 138.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 125.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,526 tCO₂e to 1,616 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 28 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 28 means the building performs better than about 28% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 28 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 47 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. 2802 Surf Avenue's 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 175,000 sq ft works out to about 22 billion Btu (6,437 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 204.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,129,573 kWh of electricity, 146,883 therms of natural gas and 9,211 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2802 Surf Avenue to report its energy use?

2802 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:5870202:2024). 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.