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Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST

Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 24-65 38th St · 11103

At a glance

Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST is a 31,381-square-foot multifamily housing building at 24-65 38th St in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 86.2 kBtu/ft² and 175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.

ENERGY STAR score
49
band D · 2024
Site EUI
86.2
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
175
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.6
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
31,381
sq ft
Year built
1929
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score49 (band D)
Site EUI86.2 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI118.6 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions175 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity147,632 kWh
Natural gas22,022 therms
Water use1,267 kgal
Gross floor area31,381 sq ft
Source recordnyc:6282616:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest49+1486.2 kBtu/ft²175 tCO₂e
202335-2793.5 kBtu/ft²185 tCO₂e
20226281.0 kBtu/ft²151 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
24-65 38th St
State
New York
ZIP
11103
Coordinates
40.76849, -73.91235

Within ~1 km

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How does Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST 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. Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 86.2 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 31,381 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 23 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 Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2022 to 49 in 2024 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 62. Site EUI moved from 81.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 86.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 151 tCO₂e to 175 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST's 86.2 kBtu/ft² across 31,381 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (793 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 118.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 147,632 kWh of electricity, 22,022 therms of natural gas and 1,267 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST to report its energy use?

Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST 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:6282616:2024). 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 Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST's energy grade?

Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST scores 49 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 86.2 kBtu/ft² (118.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,381 sq ft, including 147,632 kWh of electricity and 22,022 therms of natural gas.

What are Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST's carbon emissions?

Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST reported 175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST?

Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST is at 24-65 38th St, in New York City, New York 11103. Its coordinates are 40.76849, -73.91235 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST and when was it built?

Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST has 31,381 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.

Is Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST 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, “Douglaston: 24-65 38 ST, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/douglaston-24-65-38-st-3ebfd659 (data as of October 2, 2026).