83-57 118th Street (Parent Property)

How does 83-57 118th Street (Parent Property) 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. 83-57 118th Street (Parent Property)'s ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 89.6 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 212,202 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 12 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 83-57 118th Street (Parent Property)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 83-57 118th Street (Parent Property), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 35 in 2022 to 49 in 2024 (+14 points). Site EUI moved from 102.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 89.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,658 tCO₂e to 1,519 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. 83-57 118th Street (Parent Property)'s 89.6 kBtu/ft² across 212,202 sq ft works out to about 19 billion Btu (5,572 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 677,040 kWh of electricity, 2,367 therms of natural gas and 14,945 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 83-57 118th Street (Parent Property) to report its energy use?

83-57 118th Street (Parent Property) 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:9642620:2024). 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.