LL97 Benchmark

Queens buildings: energy benchmarks and Local Law 97 exposure by property type

4,186 buildings in Queens of 25,000 sf or more filed LL84 benchmarking for 2024. Median ENERGY STAR score 72.0, site EUI 68.2 kBtu/sf, GHG intensity 4.8 kgCO2e/sf, median year built 1,956.

Source: NYC Open Data, LL84 Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure (public domain), 2024 LL84 filings, buildings of 25,000 sf or more, one row per tax lot. Property type, floor area and emissions are self-reported by the filer; medians over buildings reporting the field. Limits: emissions factors in 1 RCNY 103-14; penalty rate USD 268 per tCO2e from the LL97 page. Data as of 2026-11-03.

Medians here (bar) vs all 24,899 NYC buildings in the set (mark):

ENERGY STAR score
72.0 vs 69.0
Site EUI (kBtu/sf)
68.2 vs 69.2
GHG intensity (kgCO2e/sf)
4.8 vs 5.0

By property type in Queens

Types with 10 or more filings in the borough; each page has the full table, bars and the limit arithmetic.

TypeBuildingsENERGY STAR medianSite EUI medianGHG kg/sf medianOver 2024-29Over 2030-34
Multifamily Housing2,55974.071.84.711.3%84.5%
K-12 School35262.561.04.816.5%96.3%
Office21177.056.65.119.1%86.3%
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse16361.031.32.421.3%84.0%
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant13183.045.93.716.8%84.9%
Hotel10362.074.36.26.1%84.8%
Distribution Center7357.030.92.514.5%88.4%
Self-Storage Facility65—13.11.26.2%79.7%
Retail Store6265.065.96.128.8%94.9%
Mixed Use Property5258.070.56.8——
Senior Living Community4257.5118.78.820.5%100.0%
Worship Facility3238.043.63.419.4%93.5%
Strip Mall29—92.98.825.9%96.3%
Supermarket/Grocery Store2360.5192.818.49.1%95.5%
Vehicle Repair Services23—108.48.2——
Other - Lodging/Residential20—81.76.542.1%100.0%
Refrigerated Warehouse1958.567.36.022.2%83.3%
Residential Care Facility17—118.08.931.2%87.5%
Data Center15—170.818.733.3%80.0%
Parking1473.017.41.525.0%83.3%
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym13—99.28.146.2%100.0%
College/University11—65.36.320.0%90.0%
Medical Office1194.078.26.80.0%77.8%
Pre-school/Daycare11—37.54.39.1%81.8%
Enclosed Mall10—68.75.114.3%71.4%
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)1091.0259.419.120.0%90.0%

Paid report

USD 39 one-time: a building in Queens vs the 10 nearest-size peers of the same type (borough first, citywide when the borough has fewer than 10), percentiles in the full pool, 2022-2024 trend, both LL97 limits and the arithmetic exposure. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.

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