177-18 104th Avenue

How does 177-18 104th Avenue compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 639 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 177-18 104th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 7.5 kBtu/ft² is about 81% below the average of 39.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 76% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 29,000 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1949, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1953). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 177-18 104th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 177-18 104th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 14 in 2022 to 85 in 2024 (+71 points). Site EUI moved from 70.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 7.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 89% decrease. Reported emissions went from 132 tCO₂e to 22 tCO₂e over the same span (down 84%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 177-18 104th Avenue's 7.5 kBtu/ft² across 29,000 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (64 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 17.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 47,621 kWh of electricity and 541 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 177-18 104th Avenue to report its energy use?

177-18 104th 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:6286241:2024). 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.