45-20 Astoria Boulevard South

How does 45-20 Astoria Boulevard South compare with other hotel buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 970 hotel buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 45-20 Astoria Boulevard South's ENERGY STAR score of 20 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 99.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 32,795 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 45-20 Astoria Boulevard South's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 45-20 Astoria Boulevard South, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 23 in 2022 to 20 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 27. Site EUI moved from 95.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 99.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 222 tCO₂e to 280 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 20 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 20 means the building performs better than about 20% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 20 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 55 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. 45-20 Astoria Boulevard South's 99.0 kBtu/ft² across 32,795 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (952 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 196.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 509,949 kWh of electricity, 15,054 therms of natural gas and 2,441 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 45-20 Astoria Boulevard South to report its energy use?

45-20 Astoria Boulevard South 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:6838175:2024). 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.