Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 144-44 38th Ave · 11354
At a glance
Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave is a 152,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 60.3 kBtu/ft² and 728 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 83% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 60.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 728 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 420,464 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,974 therms |
| Water use | 8,538 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 152,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4404412:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 95 | +1 | 60.3 kBtu/ft² | 728 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 94 | +21 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 705 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,007 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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 144-44 38th Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11354
- Coordinates
- 40.76313, -73.82117
Within ~1 km
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How does Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave 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. Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 16%. Its site EUI of 60.3 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 152,000 sq ft, it is about 51% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 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 Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 95 in 2024 (+22 points). Site EUI moved from 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,007 tCO₂e to 728 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave's 60.3 kBtu/ft² across 152,000 sq ft works out to about 9.2 billion Btu (2,686 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 420,464 kWh of electricity, 8,974 therms of natural gas and 8,538 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave to report its energy use?
Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave 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:4404412:2024). 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 Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave's energy grade?
Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.3 kBtu/ft² (78.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 152,000 sq ft, including 420,464 kWh of electricity and 8,974 therms of natural gas.
What are Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave's carbon emissions?
Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave reported 728 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave?
Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave is in New York City, New York 11354. Its coordinates are 40.76313, -73.82117 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave and when was it built?
Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave has 152,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave 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, “Jalen: 144-44 38th Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/jalen-144-44-38th-ave-a67fd162 (data as of October 2, 2026).