Magen David 2170 Mcdonald Ave

How does Magen David 2170 Mcdonald Ave compare with other pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 185 pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 222.9 kBtu/ft² is about 310% above the average of 54.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 184% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 30,784 sq ft, it is about 12% above the average floor area of 27,378 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 229 pre-school/daycare buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 74 and a site EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft².

What does a site EUI of 222.9 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. Magen David 2170 Mcdonald Ave's 222.9 kBtu/ft² across 30,784 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,011 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 285.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 263,892 kWh of electricity, 59,605 therms of natural gas and 381 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Magen David 2170 Mcdonald Ave to report its energy use?

Magen David 2170 Mcdonald 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:53282792:2024). 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.