Elton Crossing

How does Elton Crossing 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. Elton Crossing's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 71.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 207,500 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 66 years later 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 Elton Crossing's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Elton Crossing, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (-19 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 82. Site EUI moved from 65.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 847 tCO₂e to 1,069 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Elton Crossing's 71.9 kBtu/ft² across 207,500 sq ft works out to about 14.9 billion Btu (4,372 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 114.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,360,815 kWh of electricity and 100,662 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Elton Crossing to report its energy use?

Elton Crossing 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:6740166:2024). 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.