249-02 Horace Harding Expressway
Strip Mall in New York City, NY · 11362
At a glance
249-02 Horace Harding Expressway is a 51,059-square-foot strip mall building in New York City, New York, built in 1954. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 263.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 263.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 525.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,118 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 21.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,128,382 kWh |
| Natural gas | 61,752 therms |
| Gross floor area | 51,059 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20581767:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 263.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,118 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 273.8 kBtu/ft² | 967 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
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Location
- Address
- 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11362
- Coordinates
- 40.76056, -73.73129
Within ~1 km
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How does 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway compare with other strip mall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 215 strip mall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 263.2 kBtu/ft² is about 137% above the average of 111.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 21.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 149% above the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,059 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 67,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 273.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 263.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 967 tCO₂e to 1,118 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 263.2 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. 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway's 263.2 kBtu/ft² across 51,059 sq ft works out to about 13.4 billion Btu (3,939 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 525.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,128,382 kWh of electricity and 61,752 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway to report its energy use?
249-02 Horace Harding Expressway 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:20581767:2023). 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 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway's energy grade?
249-02 Horace Harding Expressway did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 263.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 263.2 kBtu/ft² (525.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,059 sq ft, including 2,128,382 kWh of electricity and 61,752 therms of natural gas.
What are 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway's carbon emissions?
249-02 Horace Harding Expressway reported 1,118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (21.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway?
249-02 Horace Harding Expressway is in New York City, New York 11362. Its coordinates are 40.76056, -73.73129 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway and when was it built?
249-02 Horace Harding Expressway has 51,059 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 249-02 Horace Harding Expressway covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “249-02 Horace Harding Expressway, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/249-02-horace-harding-expressway-c3de588f (data as of October 2, 2026).