3200 Bronx Boulevard

How does 3200 Bronx Boulevard 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. 3200 Bronx Boulevard's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 57 across the 229 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 110.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 112.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 37,250 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 108,590 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1973 construction date is close to 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 3200 Bronx Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 3200 Bronx Boulevard, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 109.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 110.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 281 tCO₂e to 315 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. 3200 Bronx Boulevard's 110.0 kBtu/ft² across 37,250 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,201 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 198.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 514,208 kWh of electricity and 23,442 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 3200 Bronx Boulevard to report its energy use?

3200 Bronx Boulevard 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6667354:2023). 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.