Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge Ave

How does Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge 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. Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 104.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 128,500 sq ft, it is about 27% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 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 Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2022 to 42 in 2024 (+12 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 47. Site EUI moved from 116.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 104.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 914 tCO₂e to 834 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge Ave's 104.2 kBtu/ft² across 128,500 sq ft works out to about 13.4 billion Btu (3,924 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 136.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 580,110 kWh of electricity, 114,053 therms of natural gas and 2,371 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge Ave to report its energy use?

Pinnacle CHILD of CAMPUS - 3424 Kingsbridge 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:2661575:2024). 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.