Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd

How does Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd compare with other hotel buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 970 hotel buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 35%. Its site EUI of 105.1 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 40,557 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 20 in 2022 to 62 in 2024 (+42 points). Site EUI moved from 123.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 105.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 305 tCO₂e to 299 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd's 105.1 kBtu/ft² across 40,557 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,249 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 160.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 342,391 kWh of electricity and 30,938 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd to report its energy use?

Samar: 221-17 Northern Blvd 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:6282413:2024). 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.