A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 37-06 81 Street · 11372
At a glance
A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street is a 31,471-square-foot multifamily housing building at 37-06 81 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 2 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 161.1 kBtu/ft² and 330 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 2 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 161.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 224.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 330 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 289,299 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,818 therms |
| Water use | 4,657 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,471 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4895628:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 2 | +1 | 161.1 kBtu/ft² | 330 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 1 | -4 | 173.0 kBtu/ft² | 344 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 5 | 167.9 kBtu/ft² | 297 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
- 37-06 81 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11372
- Coordinates
- 40.74933, -73.88519
Within ~1 km
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How does A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street 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. A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street's ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 161.1 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,471 sq ft, it is about 69% below 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 A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 5 in 2022 to 2 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 5. Site EUI moved from 167.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 161.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 297 tCO₂e to 330 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 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 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 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. A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street's 161.1 kBtu/ft² across 31,471 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,486 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 224.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 289,299 kWh of electricity, 40,818 therms of natural gas and 4,657 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street to report its energy use?
A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street 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:4895628:2024). 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 A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street's energy grade?
A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street scores 2 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 161.1 kBtu/ft² (224.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,471 sq ft, including 289,299 kWh of electricity and 40,818 therms of natural gas.
What are A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street's carbon emissions?
A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street reported 330 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street?
A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street is at 37-06 81 Street, in New York City, New York 11372. Its coordinates are 40.74933, -73.88519 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street and when was it built?
A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street has 31,471 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 A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street 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, “A&E - Queens - 37-06 81st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/a-e-queens-37-06-81st-street-ea5395b0 (data as of October 2, 2026).