3220 Fairfield Avenue

How does 3220 Fairfield 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. 3220 Fairfield Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 81.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 38,663 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 37 years later 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 3220 Fairfield Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 3220 Fairfield Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2023 to 37 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 42. Site EUI moved from 77.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 81.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 207 tCO₂e to 226 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. 3220 Fairfield Avenue's 81.4 kBtu/ft² across 38,663 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (922 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 128.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 278,118 kWh of electricity, 21,995 therms of natural gas and 3,884 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3220 Fairfield Avenue to report its energy use?

3220 Fairfield 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:28865441:2024). 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.