Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590)

How does Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590) 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. Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590)'s ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 82.1 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 160,000 sq ft, it is about 58% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1951 construction date is close to 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 Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2022 to 43 in 2024 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 43. Site EUI moved from 91.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 82.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 852 tCO₂e to 841 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590)'s 82.1 kBtu/ft² across 160,000 sq ft works out to about 13.1 billion Btu (3,850 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 107.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 574,092 kWh of electricity and 101,342 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590) to report its energy use?

Grymes Hill (BBL: 5005930590) 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:15923269:2024). 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.