19-53 46 Street

How does 19-53 46 Street 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. 19-53 46 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 68.2 kBtu/ft² is about 74% above the average of 39.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 52% above the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 37,250 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1955 construction date is close to 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 19-53 46 Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 19-53 46 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2022 to 53 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 57. Site EUI moved from 69.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 68.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 153 tCO₂e to 176 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 19-53 46 Street's 68.2 kBtu/ft² across 37,250 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (745 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 102.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 192,683 kWh of electricity and 18,838 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 19-53 46 Street to report its energy use?

19-53 46 Street 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:16331136:2024). 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.