1397 Ralph Avenue
Parking in New York City, NY · 11236
At a glance
1397 Ralph Avenue is a 58,765-square-foot parking building in New York City, New York, built in 1967. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 172.2 kBtu/ft² and 573 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 172.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 214.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 573 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 326,560 kWh |
| Water use | 908 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 58,765 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6580602:2022 |
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
- 1397 Ralph Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11236
- Coordinates
- 40.64267, -73.91972
Within ~1 km
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How does 1397 Ralph Avenue compare with other parking buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 301 parking buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 172.2 kBtu/ft² is about 333% above the average of 39.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 162% above the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,765 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 172.2 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 1397 Ralph Avenue's 172.2 kBtu/ft² across 58,765 sq ft works out to about 10.1 billion Btu (2,966 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 214.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 326,560 kWh of electricity and 908 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1397 Ralph Avenue to report its energy use?
1397 Ralph 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:6580602:2022). 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 1397 Ralph Avenue's energy grade?
1397 Ralph Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 172.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1397 Ralph Avenue use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 172.2 kBtu/ft² (214.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,765 sq ft, including 326,560 kWh of electricity.
What are 1397 Ralph Avenue's carbon emissions?
1397 Ralph Avenue reported 573 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 1397 Ralph Avenue?
1397 Ralph Avenue is in New York City, New York 11236. Its coordinates are 40.64267, -73.91972 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1397 Ralph Avenue and when was it built?
1397 Ralph Avenue has 58,765 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 1397 Ralph Avenue covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “1397 Ralph Avenue, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1397-ralph-avenue-ad05ec3f (data as of October 2, 2026).