1309 East Bay Avenue

How does 1309 East Bay Avenue compare with other refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 64 refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 1309 East Bay Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 50 across the 51 that report a score; it scores higher than 82% of them and lower than 16%. Its site EUI of 46.3 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 69.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 38,905 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 78,204 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 472 refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 52 and a site EUI of 76.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1309 East Bay Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1309 East Bay Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2022 to 85 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 56.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 46.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 132 tCO₂e to 119 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1309 East Bay Avenue's 46.3 kBtu/ft² across 38,905 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (528 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 65.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 107,545 kWh of electricity and 14,362 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1309 East Bay Avenue to report its energy use?

1309 East Bay Avenue 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:26523383:2024). 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.