42-20 Kissena Boulevard
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11355
At a glance
42-20 Kissena Boulevard is a 170,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.8 kBtu/ft² and 704 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 87.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 704 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 521,274 kWh |
| Natural gas | 94,098 therms |
| Water use | 8,121 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 170,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26684883:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 65.8 kBtu/ft² | 704 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 77 | -1 | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 773 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 78 | 79.4 kBtu/ft² | 774 tCO₂e |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 42-20 Kissena Boulevard
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11355
- Coordinates
- 40.75678, -73.82650
Within ~1 km
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How does 42-20 Kissena Boulevard 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. Its site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 170,000 sq ft, it is about 68% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 years earlier 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 42-20 Kissena Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 42-20 Kissena Boulevard, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2022 to 77 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 78. Site EUI moved from 79.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 774 tCO₂e to 704 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 42-20 Kissena Boulevard's 65.8 kBtu/ft² across 170,000 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,278 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 87.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 521,274 kWh of electricity, 94,098 therms of natural gas and 8,121 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 42-20 Kissena Boulevard to report its energy use?
42-20 Kissena 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:26684883:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 42-20 Kissena Boulevard's energy grade?
42-20 Kissena Boulevard did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 42-20 Kissena Boulevard use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.8 kBtu/ft² (87.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 170,000 sq ft, including 521,274 kWh of electricity and 94,098 therms of natural gas.
What are 42-20 Kissena Boulevard's carbon emissions?
42-20 Kissena Boulevard reported 704 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 42-20 Kissena Boulevard?
42-20 Kissena Boulevard is in New York City, New York 11355. Its coordinates are 40.75678, -73.82650 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 42-20 Kissena Boulevard and when was it built?
42-20 Kissena Boulevard has 170,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 42-20 Kissena Boulevard covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “42-20 Kissena Boulevard, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/42-20-kissena-boulevard-e7bcaeb3 (data as of October 2, 2026).