179-17 149 Avenue
Food Service in New York City, NY · 11434
At a glance
179-17 149 Avenue is a 30,380-square-foot food service building in New York City, New York, built in 1970. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 266.7 kBtu/ft² and 567 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 266.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 407.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 567 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 18.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 647,123 kWh |
| Natural gas | 58,937 therms |
| Gross floor area | 30,380 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15101703:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 266.7 kBtu/ft² | 567 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 1 | ±0 | 220.7 kBtu/ft² | 471 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | 228.8 kBtu/ft² | 422 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
- 179-17 149 Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11434
- Coordinates
- 40.65849, -73.76694
Within ~1 km
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How does 179-17 149 Avenue compare with other food service buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33 food service buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 266.7 kBtu/ft² is about 26% above the average of 211.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 18.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% above the group average of 13.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,380 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 74,867 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1965).
How has 179-17 149 Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 179-17 149 Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 228.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 266.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 17% increase. Reported emissions went from 422 tCO₂e to 567 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).
What does a site EUI of 266.7 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. 179-17 149 Avenue's 266.7 kBtu/ft² across 30,380 sq ft works out to about 8.1 billion Btu (2,375 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 407.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 647,123 kWh of electricity and 58,937 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 179-17 149 Avenue to report its energy use?
179-17 149 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:15101703:2024). 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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- EASTWOOD MANOR· 25,490 sq ft · EUI 183.9 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 179-17 149 Avenue's energy grade?
179-17 149 Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 266.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 179-17 149 Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 266.7 kBtu/ft² (407.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,380 sq ft, including 647,123 kWh of electricity and 58,937 therms of natural gas.
What are 179-17 149 Avenue's carbon emissions?
179-17 149 Avenue reported 567 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (18.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 179-17 149 Avenue?
179-17 149 Avenue is in New York City, New York 11434. Its coordinates are 40.65849, -73.76694 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 179-17 149 Avenue and when was it built?
179-17 149 Avenue has 30,380 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as food service.
Is 179-17 149 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, “179-17 149 Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/179-17-149-avenue-8390b75e (data as of October 2, 2026).