147-35 Farmers Blvd

How does 147-35 Farmers Blvd 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. 147-35 Farmers Blvd'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 56.5 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 44,116 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 8 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 147-35 Farmers Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 147-35 Farmers Blvd, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 35 in 2022 to 37 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 65.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 176 tCO₂e to 189 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).

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. 147-35 Farmers Blvd's 56.5 kBtu/ft² across 44,116 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (730 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 269,243 kWh of electricity, 15,745 therms of natural gas and 207 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 147-35 Farmers Blvd to report its energy use?

147-35 Farmers Blvd 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:15101105:2024). 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.