DPR_5757_Mosholu Parkway Comfort Station

How does DPR_5757_Mosholu Parkway Comfort Station compare with other other - recreation buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 264 other - recreation buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 25.6 kBtu/ft² is about 85% below the average of 166.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 88% below the group average of 13.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 6,661 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 27,514 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1905, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².

What does a site EUI of 25.6 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. DPR_5757_Mosholu Parkway Comfort Station's 25.6 kBtu/ft² across 6,661 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (50 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 36.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,378 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires DPR_5757_Mosholu Parkway Comfort Station to report its energy use?

DPR_5757_Mosholu Parkway Comfort Station 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:21355058:2022). 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.