40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 11101
At a glance
40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave is a 52,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in New York City, New York, built in 1912. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 99.4 kBtu/ft² and 517 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 99.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 236.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 517 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,146,592 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,545 therms |
| Water use | 479 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 52,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3319843:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | 517 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.6 kBtu/ft² | 165 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
- 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11101
Within ~1 km
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How does 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 99.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,000 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 37 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 39.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 99.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 151% increase. Reported emissions went from 165 tCO₂e to 517 tCO₂e over the same span (up 213%).
What does a site EUI of 99.4 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. 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave's 99.4 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,515 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 236.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,146,592 kWh of electricity, 12,545 therms of natural gas and 479 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave to report its energy use?
40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave 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:3319843:2024). 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 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave's energy grade?
40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 99.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 99.4 kBtu/ft² (236.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,000 sq ft, including 1,146,592 kWh of electricity and 12,545 therms of natural gas.
What are 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave's carbon emissions?
40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave reported 517 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave?
40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave is in New York City, New York 11101.
How big is 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave and when was it built?
40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave has 52,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave 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, “40-05 21st Street / 21-02 40th Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/40-05-21st-street-21-02-40th-ave-39c93bef (data as of October 2, 2026).