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CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C

College/University in New York City, NY · 450 Grand Concourse · 10451

At a glance

CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C is a 268,109-square-foot college/university building at 450 Grand Concourse in New York City, New York, built in 1994. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 50.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,523 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
50.5
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
1,523
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.7
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
268,109
sq ft
Year built
1994
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI50.5 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI137.6 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions1,523 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity3,797,115 kWh
Natural gas5,953 therms
Gross floor area268,109 sq ft
Source recordnyc:21353759:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—50.5 kBtu/ft²1,523 tCO₂e
2023—52.2 kBtu/ft²1,492 tCO₂e
2022—48.9 kBtu/ft²1,085 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
450 Grand Concourse
State
New York
ZIP
10451
Coordinates
40.81732, -73.92786

Within ~1 km

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How does CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C compare with other college/university buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 553 college/university buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 50.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 94.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 268,109 sq ft, it is about 33% above the average floor area of 202,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1994, 47 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².

How has CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,085 tCO₂e to 1,523 tCO₂e over the same span (up 40%).

What does a site EUI of 50.5 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. CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C's 50.5 kBtu/ft² across 268,109 sq ft works out to about 13.5 billion Btu (3,968 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 137.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,797,115 kWh of electricity and 5,953 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C to report its energy use?

CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C 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:21353759:2024). 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 CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C's energy grade?

CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 50.5 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.5 kBtu/ft² (137.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 268,109 sq ft, including 3,797,115 kWh of electricity and 5,953 therms of natural gas.

What are CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C's carbon emissions?

CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C reported 1,523 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C?

CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C is at 450 Grand Concourse, in New York City, New York 10451. Its coordinates are 40.81732, -73.92786 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C and when was it built?

CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C has 268,109 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1994 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.

Is CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C 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, “CUNY CC > HCC_380_Hostos CC: East Academic Complex - C, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cuny-cc-hcc-380-hostos-cc-east-academic-complex-c-f1be49a4 (data as of October 2, 2026).