101-01 Avenue D

How does 101-01 Avenue D compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 101-01 Avenue D's ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 80.6 kBtu/ft² is about 79% above the average of 45.1 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 twice the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 177,711 sq ft, it is about 69% above the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 101-01 Avenue D's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 101-01 Avenue D, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2022 to 39 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 72.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 938 tCO₂e to 1,245 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 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 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 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. 101-01 Avenue D's 80.6 kBtu/ft² across 177,711 sq ft works out to about 14.3 billion Btu (4,198 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 161.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,292,634 kWh of electricity, 64,977 therms of natural gas and 795 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 101-01 Avenue D to report its energy use?

101-01 Avenue D 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:4724609:2024). 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.