Benchmarking Group - 131
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 694 Thomas S Boyland St · 11212
At a glance
Benchmarking Group - 131 is a 14,984-square-foot community center and social meeting hall at 694 Thomas S Boyland St in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 183.9 kBtu/ft² and 231 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 183.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 264.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 231 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 15.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 193,423 kWh |
| Water use | 8,104 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 14,984 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21353803:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 183.9 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 249.8 kBtu/ft² | 299 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 279.2 kBtu/ft² | 316 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
- 694 Thomas S Boyland St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11212
- Coordinates
- 40.66344, -73.91207
Within ~1 km
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How does Benchmarking Group - 131 compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 183.9 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 15.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 14,984 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1939).
How has Benchmarking Group - 131's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Benchmarking Group - 131, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 279.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 183.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 34% decrease. Reported emissions went from 316 tCO₂e to 231 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does a site EUI of 183.9 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. Benchmarking Group - 131's 183.9 kBtu/ft² across 14,984 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (808 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 264.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 193,423 kWh of electricity and 8,104 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Benchmarking Group - 131 to report its energy use?
Benchmarking Group - 131 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:21353803:2024). 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 Benchmarking Group - 131's energy grade?
Benchmarking Group - 131 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 183.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Benchmarking Group - 131 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 183.9 kBtu/ft² (264.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 14,984 sq ft, including 193,423 kWh of electricity.
What are Benchmarking Group - 131's carbon emissions?
Benchmarking Group - 131 reported 231 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (15.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Benchmarking Group - 131?
Benchmarking Group - 131 is at 694 Thomas S Boyland St, in New York City, New York 11212. Its coordinates are 40.66344, -73.91207 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Benchmarking Group - 131 and when was it built?
Benchmarking Group - 131 has 14,984 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is Benchmarking Group - 131 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, “Benchmarking Group - 131, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/benchmarking-group-131-f8cbf6c0 (data as of October 2, 2026).