98-18 Rockaway Boulevard
Bowling Alley in New York City, NY · 11417
At a glance
98-18 Rockaway Boulevard is a 59,000-square-foot bowling alley building in New York City, New York, built in 1960. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 115.4 kBtu/ft² and 536 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 115.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 204.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 536 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 826,701 kWh |
| Natural gas | 39,873 therms |
| Water use | 1,517 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 59,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5941411:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 115.4 kBtu/ft² | 536 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 74.9 kBtu/ft² | 389 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 338 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
- 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11417
- Coordinates
- 40.68012, -73.84068
Within ~1 km
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How does 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard compare with other bowling alley buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 10 bowling alley buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 115.4 kBtu/ft² is about 53% above the average of 75.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,000 sq ft, it is about 45% above the average floor area of 40,774 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1955).
How has 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 78.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 115.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 46% increase. Reported emissions went from 338 tCO₂e to 536 tCO₂e over the same span (up 59%).
What does a site EUI of 115.4 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. 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard's 115.4 kBtu/ft² across 59,000 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (1,995 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 204.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 826,701 kWh of electricity, 39,873 therms of natural gas and 1,517 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard to report its energy use?
98-18 Rockaway 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:5941411:2024). 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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- Constantine Monzidelis:1215 EAST GUN HILL ROAD· 36,263 sq ft · EUI 39.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard's energy grade?
98-18 Rockaway Boulevard did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 115.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 115.4 kBtu/ft² (204.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 59,000 sq ft, including 826,701 kWh of electricity and 39,873 therms of natural gas.
What are 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard's carbon emissions?
98-18 Rockaway Boulevard reported 536 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard?
98-18 Rockaway Boulevard is in New York City, New York 11417. Its coordinates are 40.68012, -73.84068 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 98-18 Rockaway Boulevard and when was it built?
98-18 Rockaway Boulevard has 59,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as bowling alley.
Is 98-18 Rockaway 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, “98-18 Rockaway Boulevard, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/98-18-rockaway-boulevard-0d825e2f (data as of October 2, 2026).