Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 1703 McDonald Ave · 11230
At a glance
Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave is a 26,483-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1953. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 67.2 kBtu/ft² and 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 67.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 148 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 252,546 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,185 therms |
| Water use | 469 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,483 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9648794:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 10 | +4 | 67.2 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 6 | ±0 | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 6 | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | 145 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
- 1703 McDonald Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11230
- Coordinates
- 40.61116, -73.97343
Within ~1 km
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How does Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 67.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,483 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2022 to 10 in 2024 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 80.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 67.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 145 tCO₂e to 148 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave's 67.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,483 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (522 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 252,546 kWh of electricity, 9,185 therms of natural gas and 469 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave to report its energy use?
Triangle: 1703 McDonald 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:9648794:2024). 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 Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave's energy grade?
Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave scores 10 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 Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.2 kBtu/ft² (127.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,483 sq ft, including 252,546 kWh of electricity and 9,185 therms of natural gas.
What are Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave's carbon emissions?
Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave reported 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave?
Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave is in New York City, New York 11230. Its coordinates are 40.61116, -73.97343 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave and when was it built?
Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave has 26,483 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave 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, “Triangle: 1703 McDonald Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/triangle-1703-mcdonald-ave-5bf2a2c6 (data as of October 2, 2026).