163-02 Jamaica Avenue
Strip Mall in New York City, NY · 11432
At a glance
163-02 Jamaica Avenue is a 42,000-square-foot strip mall building in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.1 kBtu/ft² and 218 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 126.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 218 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 555,189 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 42,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6187130:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 218 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 128.4 kBtu/ft² | 392 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 48.9 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e |
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
- 163-02 Jamaica Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11432
- Coordinates
- 40.70465, -73.79690
Within ~1 km
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How does 163-02 Jamaica Avenue compare with other strip mall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 215 strip mall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.1 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 111.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 42,000 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 67,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 45 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 163-02 Jamaica Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 163-02 Jamaica Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 45.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 174 tCO₂e to 218 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).
What does a site EUI of 45.1 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. 163-02 Jamaica Avenue's 45.1 kBtu/ft² across 42,000 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (555 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 555,189 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 163-02 Jamaica Avenue to report its energy use?
163-02 Jamaica 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:6187130:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 163-02 Jamaica Avenue's energy grade?
163-02 Jamaica Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 163-02 Jamaica Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.1 kBtu/ft² (126.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,000 sq ft, including 555,189 kWh of electricity.
What are 163-02 Jamaica Avenue's carbon emissions?
163-02 Jamaica Avenue reported 218 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 163-02 Jamaica Avenue?
163-02 Jamaica Avenue is in New York City, New York 11432. Its coordinates are 40.70465, -73.79690 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 163-02 Jamaica Avenue and when was it built?
163-02 Jamaica Avenue has 42,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 163-02 Jamaica Avenue covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “163-02 Jamaica Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/163-02-jamaica-avenue-860ff9cb (data as of October 2, 2026).