2-39 54th Avenue

How does 2-39 54th Avenue compare with other refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 64 refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 2-39 54th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 50 across the 51 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 20%. Its site EUI of 34.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 69.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 59,022 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 78,204 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1962 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 472 refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 52 and a site EUI of 76.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 2-39 54th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2-39 54th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 2 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (+80 points). Site EUI moved from 69.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 34.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 338 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 2-39 54th Avenue's 34.2 kBtu/ft² across 59,022 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (592 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 504,123 kWh of electricity, 2,982 therms of natural gas and 776 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2-39 54th Avenue to report its energy use?

2-39 54th 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:5823534:2024). 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.