SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 2449 A C POWELL BOULEVARD · 10030
At a glance
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 is a 22,990-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2449 A C POWELL BOULEVARD in New York City, New York, built in 1993. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 107.3 kBtu/ft² and 163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 107.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 151.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 163 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 150,299 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,530 therms |
| Gross floor area | 22,990 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33966165:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 107.3 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 94.6 kBtu/ft² | 142 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
- 2449 A C POWELL BOULEVARD
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10030
- Coordinates
- 40.82002, -73.94025
Within ~1 km
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How does SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 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. Its site EUI of 107.3 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 22,990 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 41 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 SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 94.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 107.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 142 tCO₂e to 163 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does a site EUI of 107.3 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. SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34's 107.3 kBtu/ft² across 22,990 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (723 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 151.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 150,299 kWh of electricity and 19,530 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 to report its energy use?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 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:33966165:2024). 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 SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34's energy grade?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 107.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 107.3 kBtu/ft² (151.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 22,990 sq ft, including 150,299 kWh of electricity and 19,530 therms of natural gas.
What are SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34's carbon emissions?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 reported 163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 is at 2449 A C POWELL BOULEVARD, in New York City, New York 10030. Its coordinates are 40.82002, -73.94025 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 and when was it built?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 has 22,990 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34 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, “SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 34, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/samuel-city-bldg-34-bae02fd2 (data as of October 2, 2026).