30-35 College Point Blvd

How does 30-35 College Point Blvd compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 36 vehicle dealership buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 30-35 College Point Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 63 across the 28 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 58.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 61.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 66,906 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 63,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 30-35 College Point Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 30-35 College Point Blvd, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2023 to 56 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 59. Site EUI moved from 78.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 371 tCO₂e to 380 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. 30-35 College Point Blvd's 58.9 kBtu/ft² across 66,906 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,155 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 808,379 kWh of electricity, 11,825 therms of natural gas and 565 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 30-35 College Point Blvd to report its energy use?

30-35 College Point Blvd 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:12860567:2024). 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.