ASTORIA

How does ASTORIA 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. ASTORIA's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 139.4 kBtu/ft² is about 86% 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 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 86% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 1,211,610 sq ft, it is about 1100% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1951 construction date is close to 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 ASTORIA's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for ASTORIA, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 19 in 2022 to 10 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 19. Site EUI moved from 132.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 139.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 12,152 tCO₂e to 11,742 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. ASTORIA's 139.4 kBtu/ft² across 1,211,610 sq ft works out to about 168.9 billion Btu (49,499 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 190.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 9,145,371 kWh of electricity and 981,375 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires ASTORIA to report its energy use?

ASTORIA 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:2830939:2024). 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.