147-29 182 Street

How does 147-29 182 Street 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. 147-29 182 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 78.0 kBtu/ft² is about 73% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 30,095 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 7 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 147-29 182 Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 147-29 182 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2022 to 37 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 46. Site EUI moved from 70.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 145 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. 147-29 182 Street's 78.0 kBtu/ft² across 30,095 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (688 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 101.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 98,303 kWh of electricity, 20,113 therms of natural gas and 465 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 147-29 182 Street to report its energy use?

147-29 182 Street 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:15101119:2024). 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.