46-55 Metropolitan Avenue

How does 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue 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. 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 91% of them and lower than 7%. Its site EUI of 6.3 kBtu/ft² is about 84% below 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 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 77% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 32,410 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1943, 10 years earlier 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 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 97 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 6.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 6.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 19 tCO₂e to 22 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 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. 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue's 6.3 kBtu/ft² across 32,410 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (60 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 17.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 60,312 kWh of electricity and 344 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue to report its energy use?

46-55 Metropolitan Avenue 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:6701046:2023). 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.