2610 BQE Corp

How does 2610 BQE Corp compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 2610 BQE Corp's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 84% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 13.3 kBtu/ft² is about 71% below the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 63% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 40,750 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 2610 BQE Corp's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 2610 BQE Corp, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 86 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 15.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 13.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 51 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 2610 BQE Corp's 13.3 kBtu/ft² across 40,750 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (159 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 31.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 117,422 kWh of electricity, 1,407 therms of natural gas and 160 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2610 BQE Corp to report its energy use?

2610 BQE Corp 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:6788954:2023). 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.