Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue
Office in New York City, NY · 2455 McDonald Avenue · 11223
At a glance
Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue is a 28,800-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.1 kBtu/ft² and 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 118 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 168,728 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,833 therms |
| Water use | 166 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,800 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6750841:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.1 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 55.4 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | 123 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
- 2455 McDonald Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11223
- Coordinates
- 40.59197, -73.97392
Within ~1 km
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How does Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 54.1 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,800 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 61.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 123 tCO₂e to 118 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 54.1 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. Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue's 54.1 kBtu/ft² across 28,800 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (457 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 168,728 kWh of electricity, 9,833 therms of natural gas and 166 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue to report its energy use?
Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue 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:6750841:2024). 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 Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue's energy grade?
Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.1 kBtu/ft² (91.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,800 sq ft, including 168,728 kWh of electricity and 9,833 therms of natural gas.
What are Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue's carbon emissions?
Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue reported 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue?
Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue is in New York City, New York 11223. Its coordinates are 40.59197, -73.97392 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue and when was it built?
Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue has 28,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue 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, “Saljel: 2455 McDonald Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/saljel-2455-mcdonald-avenue-8049815d (data as of October 2, 2026).