481-499 Van Brunt St
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 481 Van Brunt St · 11231
At a glance
481-499 Van Brunt St is a 365,160-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 481 Van Brunt St in New York City, New York, built in 1870. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.6 kBtu/ft² and 579 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 14.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 38.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 579 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,401,574 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,451 therms |
| Water use | 2 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 365,160 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8688469:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 14.6 kBtu/ft² | 579 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 16.4 kBtu/ft² | 613 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 22.8 kBtu/ft² | 681 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
- 481 Van Brunt St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11231
- Coordinates
- 40.67437, -74.01639
Within ~1 km
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How does 481-499 Van Brunt St 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 14.6 kBtu/ft² is about 86% below 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 79% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 365,160 sq ft, it is about 316% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1870, 79 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 481-499 Van Brunt St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 481-499 Van Brunt St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 22.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 14.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 681 tCO₂e to 579 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does a site EUI of 14.6 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. 481-499 Van Brunt St's 14.6 kBtu/ft² across 365,160 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,562 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 38.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,401,574 kWh of electricity, 5,451 therms of natural gas and 2 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 481-499 Van Brunt St to report its energy use?
481-499 Van Brunt St 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:8688469:2024). 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 481-499 Van Brunt St's energy grade?
481-499 Van Brunt St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 481-499 Van Brunt St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 14.6 kBtu/ft² (38.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 365,160 sq ft, including 1,401,574 kWh of electricity and 5,451 therms of natural gas.
What are 481-499 Van Brunt St's carbon emissions?
481-499 Van Brunt St reported 579 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 481-499 Van Brunt St?
481-499 Van Brunt St is at 481 Van Brunt St, in New York City, New York 11231. Its coordinates are 40.67437, -74.01639 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 481-499 Van Brunt St and when was it built?
481-499 Van Brunt St has 365,160 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1870 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 481-499 Van Brunt St 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, “481-499 Van Brunt St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/481-499-van-brunt-st-8ab6bdb0 (data as of October 2, 2026).