Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 20-24 31st Street · 11105
At a glance
Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) is a 34,925-square-foot multifamily housing building at 20-24 31st Street in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 43 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 87.8 kBtu/ft² and 245 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 43 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 87.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 245 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 127,572 kWh |
| Natural gas | 882 therms |
| Gross floor area | 34,925 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6648155:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 43 | -3 | 87.8 kBtu/ft² | 245 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 46 | +5 | 83.1 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 41 | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 245 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
- 20-24 31st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11105
- Coordinates
- 40.77910, -73.90709
Within ~1 km
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How does Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) 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. Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)'s ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 87.8 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,925 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 years earlier 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 Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2022 to 43 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 46. Site EUI moved from 92.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 87.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 245 tCO₂e to 245 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)'s 87.8 kBtu/ft² across 34,925 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (899 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 127,572 kWh of electricity and 882 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) to report its energy use?
Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) 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:6648155:2024). 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 Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)'s energy grade?
Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) scores 43 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 87.8 kBtu/ft² (111.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,925 sq ft, including 127,572 kWh of electricity and 882 therms of natural gas.
What are Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)'s carbon emissions?
Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) reported 245 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child)?
Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) is at 20-24 31st Street, in New York City, New York 11105. Its coordinates are 40.77910, -73.90709 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) and when was it built?
Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) has 34,925 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child) 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, “Scaldafiore: 20-24 31st St (Child), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/scaldafiore-20-24-31st-st-child-623cb099 (data as of October 2, 2026).