AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 23-45 Bell Boulevard · 11360
At a glance
AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. is a 157,080-square-foot multifamily housing building at 23-45 Bell Boulevard in New York City, New York, built in 1961. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 73.0 kBtu/ft² and 720 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 51% 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 | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 73.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 720 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 522,738 kWh |
| Natural gas | 96,830 therms |
| Water use | 3,893 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 157,080 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6649896:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +11 | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 720 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 59 | -6 | 80.6 kBtu/ft² | 769 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | 81.1 kBtu/ft² | 738 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
- 23-45 Bell Boulevard
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11360
- Coordinates
- 40.78173, -73.77602
Within ~1 km
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How does AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. 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. AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.'s ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 48%. Its site EUI of 73.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 157,080 sq ft, it is about 56% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 9 years later 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 AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 70 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 81.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 738 tCO₂e to 720 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.'s 73.0 kBtu/ft² across 157,080 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,361 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 96.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 522,738 kWh of electricity, 96,830 therms of natural gas and 3,893 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. to report its energy use?
AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. 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:6649896:2024). 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 AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.'s energy grade?
AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. scores 70 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.0 kBtu/ft² (96.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 157,080 sq ft, including 522,738 kWh of electricity and 96,830 therms of natural gas.
What are AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.'s carbon emissions?
AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. reported 720 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp.?
AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. is at 23-45 Bell Boulevard, in New York City, New York 11360. Its coordinates are 40.78173, -73.77602 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. and when was it built?
AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. has 157,080 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp. 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, “AKAM - 23-45-55 Bell Owners Corp., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/akam-23-45-55-bell-owners-corp-d41f96f8 (data as of October 2, 2026).