47-40 Metropolitan Avenue
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 11385
At a glance
47-40 Metropolitan Avenue is a 55,860-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in New York City, New York, built in 1922. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.8 kBtu/ft² and 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 121.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 283 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 652,755 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,968 therms |
| Water use | 480 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,860 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4729985:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 43.6 kBtu/ft² | 246 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 153.7 kBtu/ft² | 564 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
- 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11385
- Coordinates
- 40.71370, -73.91899
Within ~1 km
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How does 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue 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 48.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,860 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 27 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 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 153.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 48.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 68% decrease. Reported emissions went from 564 tCO₂e to 283 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does a site EUI of 48.8 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. 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue's 48.8 kBtu/ft² across 55,860 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (799 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 121.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 652,755 kWh of electricity, 4,968 therms of natural gas and 480 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue to report its energy use?
47-40 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:4729985:2024). 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 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue's energy grade?
47-40 Metropolitan Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.8 kBtu/ft² (121.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,860 sq ft, including 652,755 kWh of electricity and 4,968 therms of natural gas.
What are 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue's carbon emissions?
47-40 Metropolitan Avenue reported 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue?
47-40 Metropolitan Avenue is in New York City, New York 11385. Its coordinates are 40.71370, -73.91899 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue and when was it built?
47-40 Metropolitan Avenue has 55,860 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 47-40 Metropolitan Avenue 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, “47-40 Metropolitan Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/47-40-metropolitan-avenue-768a64ed (data as of October 2, 2026).