29-39 East Fordham
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 2470 Morris Avenue · 10468
At a glance
29-39 East Fordham is a 74,282-square-foot retail store at 2470 Morris Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1919. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.0 kBtu/ft² and 278 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 278 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 397,823 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,857 therms |
| Gross floor area | 74,282 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4952502:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 41.6 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 219 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2470 Morris Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10468
- Coordinates
- 40.86268, -73.89970
Within ~1 km
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How does 29-39 East Fordham compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 49.0 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 42% below the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,282 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1919, 43 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 29-39 East Fordham's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 29-39 East Fordham, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 49.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 219 tCO₂e to 278 tCO₂e over the same span (up 27%).
What does a site EUI of 49.0 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. 29-39 East Fordham's 49.0 kBtu/ft² across 74,282 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,067 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 397,823 kWh of electricity and 22,857 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 29-39 East Fordham to report its energy use?
29-39 East Fordham 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:4952502:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 29-39 East Fordham's energy grade?
29-39 East Fordham did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 29-39 East Fordham use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft² (83.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,282 sq ft, including 397,823 kWh of electricity and 22,857 therms of natural gas.
What are 29-39 East Fordham's carbon emissions?
29-39 East Fordham reported 278 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 29-39 East Fordham?
29-39 East Fordham is at 2470 Morris Avenue, in New York City, New York 10468. Its coordinates are 40.86268, -73.89970 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 29-39 East Fordham and when was it built?
29-39 East Fordham has 74,282 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1919 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 29-39 East Fordham covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “29-39 East Fordham, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/29-39-east-fordham-cc7d83f8 (data as of October 2, 2026).