163-33 Jamaica Avenue
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 163-19 Jamaica Avenue · 11432
At a glance
163-33 Jamaica Avenue is a 54,978-square-foot retail store at 163-19 Jamaica Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1952. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.3 kBtu/ft² and 179 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 79.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 179 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 456,610 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 54,978 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:47948892:2024 |
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
- 163-19 Jamaica Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11432
- Coordinates
- 40.70483, -73.79649
Within ~1 km
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How does 163-33 Jamaica Avenue compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 28.3 kBtu/ft² is about 62% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,978 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 28.3 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. 163-33 Jamaica Avenue's 28.3 kBtu/ft² across 54,978 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (456 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 79.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 456,610 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 163-33 Jamaica Avenue to report its energy use?
163-33 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:47948892:2024). 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 163-33 Jamaica Avenue's energy grade?
163-33 Jamaica Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 163-33 Jamaica Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.3 kBtu/ft² (79.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,978 sq ft, including 456,610 kWh of electricity.
What are 163-33 Jamaica Avenue's carbon emissions?
163-33 Jamaica Avenue reported 179 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 163-33 Jamaica Avenue?
163-33 Jamaica Avenue is at 163-19 Jamaica Avenue, in New York City, New York 11432. Its coordinates are 40.70483, -73.79649 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 163-33 Jamaica Avenue and when was it built?
163-33 Jamaica Avenue has 54,978 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1952 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 163-33 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, “163-33 Jamaica Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/163-33-jamaica-avenue-1676e296 (data as of October 2, 2026).