33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC

How does 33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC compare with other office buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 64.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 29,154 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 73 years later than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2022 to 55 in 2023 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 68.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 145 tCO₂e to 166 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. 33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC's 64.3 kBtu/ft² across 29,154 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (549 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 138.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 347,792 kWh of electricity, 6,889 therms of natural gas and 65 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC to report its energy use?

33-24 Northern Boulevard, LLC 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:6305839:2023). 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.