96-18 Queens Boulevard
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 11374
At a glance
96-18 Queens Boulevard is a 27,900-square-foot retail store in New York City, New York, built in 1941. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 96.0 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 96.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 229.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 599,313 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,339 therms |
| Water use | 674 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,900 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6808744:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 96.0 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 105.0 kBtu/ft² | 268 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 110.8 kBtu/ft² | 230 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
- 96-18 Queens Boulevard
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11374
- Coordinates
- 40.72989, -73.86172
Within ~1 km
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How does 96-18 Queens Boulevard compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 96.0 kBtu/ft² is about 28% above the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 48% above the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,900 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 21 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 96-18 Queens Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 96-18 Queens Boulevard, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 110.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 96.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 230 tCO₂e to 269 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).
What does a site EUI of 96.0 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. 96-18 Queens Boulevard's 96.0 kBtu/ft² across 27,900 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (785 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 229.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 599,313 kWh of electricity, 6,339 therms of natural gas and 674 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 96-18 Queens Boulevard to report its energy use?
96-18 Queens 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:6808744:2024). 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 96-18 Queens Boulevard's energy grade?
96-18 Queens Boulevard did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 96.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 96-18 Queens Boulevard use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 96.0 kBtu/ft² (229.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,900 sq ft, including 599,313 kWh of electricity and 6,339 therms of natural gas.
What are 96-18 Queens Boulevard's carbon emissions?
96-18 Queens Boulevard reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 96-18 Queens Boulevard?
96-18 Queens Boulevard is in New York City, New York 11374. Its coordinates are 40.72989, -73.86172 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 96-18 Queens Boulevard and when was it built?
96-18 Queens Boulevard has 27,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1941 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 96-18 Queens 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, “96-18 Queens Boulevard, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/96-18-queens-boulevard-166c66c1 (data as of October 2, 2026).