26-27th street

How does 26-27th 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. 26-27th street's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 68% of them and lower than 31%. Its site EUI of 18.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 45,800 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 23 years later 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 26-27th street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 26-27th street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2022 to 78 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 15.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 18.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 49 tCO₂e to 73 tCO₂e over the same span (up 49%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 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. 26-27th street's 18.1 kBtu/ft² across 45,800 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (243 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 36.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 136,629 kWh of electricity, 3,642 therms of natural gas and 314 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 26-27th street to report its energy use?

26-27th 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:6097765:2024). 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.