Benchmarking Group - 17
Zoo in New York City, NY · 2300 Southern Blvd · 10460
At a glance
Benchmarking Group - 17 is a 641,893-square-foot zoo building at 2300 Southern Blvd in New York City, New York, built in 1899. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 574.4 kBtu/ft² and 19,684 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 574.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 607.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 19,684 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 30.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 471,554 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,671,113 therms |
| Water use | 153,116 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 641,893 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21353975:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 574.4 kBtu/ft² | 19,684 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 570.1 kBtu/ft² | 19,537 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 530.0 kBtu/ft² | 18,184 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
- 2300 Southern Blvd
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10460
- Coordinates
- 40.85054, -73.88246
Within ~1 km
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How does Benchmarking Group - 17 compare with other zoo buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 151 zoo buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 574.4 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 412.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 30.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 28.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 641,893 sq ft, it is about 6735% above the average floor area of 9,391 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1899, 65 years earlier than the group's average year built (1964).
How has Benchmarking Group - 17's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Benchmarking Group - 17, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 530.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 574.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 18,184 tCO₂e to 19,684 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 574.4 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. Benchmarking Group - 17's 574.4 kBtu/ft² across 641,893 sq ft works out to about 368.7 billion Btu (108,056 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 607.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 471,554 kWh of electricity, 3,671,113 therms of natural gas and 153,116 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Benchmarking Group - 17 to report its energy use?
Benchmarking Group - 17 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:21353975:2024). 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 - 17's energy grade?
Benchmarking Group - 17 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 574.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Benchmarking Group - 17 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 574.4 kBtu/ft² (607.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 641,893 sq ft, including 471,554 kWh of electricity and 3,671,113 therms of natural gas.
What are Benchmarking Group - 17's carbon emissions?
Benchmarking Group - 17 reported 19,684 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (30.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Benchmarking Group - 17?
Benchmarking Group - 17 is at 2300 Southern Blvd, in New York City, New York 10460. Its coordinates are 40.85054, -73.88246 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Benchmarking Group - 17 and when was it built?
Benchmarking Group - 17 has 641,893 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1899 as its year built. It is classed as zoo.
Is Benchmarking Group - 17 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 - 17, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/benchmarking-group-17-c8c0b462 (data as of October 2, 2026).