Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 2280 Grand Avenue · 10468
At a glance
Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue is a 56,882-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 55 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 80.7 kBtu/ft² and 300 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% 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 | 55 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 80.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 300 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 267,605 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,762 therms |
| Water use | 5,739 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 56,882 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2653436:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 55 | -1 | 80.7 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 56 | -43 | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 286 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | 35.6 kBtu/ft² | 137 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
- 2280 Grand Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10468
- Coordinates
- 40.85934, -73.90550
Within ~1 km
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How does Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue 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. Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 80.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,882 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 22 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 Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2022 to 55 in 2024 (-44 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 35.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 127% increase. Reported emissions went from 137 tCO₂e to 300 tCO₂e over the same span (up 120%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue's 80.7 kBtu/ft² across 56,882 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,345 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 267,605 kWh of electricity, 36,762 therms of natural gas and 5,739 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue to report its energy use?
Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue 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:2653436:2024). 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 Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue's energy grade?
Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue scores 55 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.7 kBtu/ft² (112.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,882 sq ft, including 267,605 kWh of electricity and 36,762 therms of natural gas.
What are Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue's carbon emissions?
Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue reported 300 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue?
Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue is in New York City, New York 10468. Its coordinates are 40.85934, -73.90550 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue and when was it built?
Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue has 56,882 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue 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, “Chestnut - 2280 Grand Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/chestnut-2280-grand-avenue-190a328a (data as of October 2, 2026).