290 Baychester Avenue
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 10475
At a glance
290 Baychester Avenue is a 25,000-square-foot retail store in New York City, New York, built in 1999. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 112.7 kBtu/ft² and 194 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 270 scored retail store buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 112.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 217.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 194 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 412,989 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 25,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:27664583:2022 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 290 Baychester Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10475
- Coordinates
- 40.86530, -73.83016
Within ~1 km
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How does 290 Baychester Avenue compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 290 Baychester Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 62 across the 270 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 112.7 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,000 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 37 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 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 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 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. 290 Baychester Avenue's 112.7 kBtu/ft² across 25,000 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (826 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 217.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 412,989 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 290 Baychester Avenue to report its energy use?
290 Baychester 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:27664583:2022). 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 290 Baychester Avenue's energy grade?
290 Baychester Avenue scores 15 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 290 Baychester Avenue use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 112.7 kBtu/ft² (217.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,000 sq ft, including 412,989 kWh of electricity.
What are 290 Baychester Avenue's carbon emissions?
290 Baychester Avenue reported 194 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 290 Baychester Avenue?
290 Baychester Avenue is in New York City, New York 10475. Its coordinates are 40.86530, -73.83016 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 290 Baychester Avenue and when was it built?
290 Baychester Avenue has 25,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 290 Baychester Avenue covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “290 Baychester Avenue, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/290-baychester-avenue-d4abed36 (data as of October 2, 2026).