52-15 Metropolitan Avenue
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in New York City, NY · 11378
At a glance
52-15 Metropolitan Avenue is a 37,700-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.2 kBtu/ft² and 24 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 13.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 24 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 9,862 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,873 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,700 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:28119913:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 11.2 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 95 | -4 | 19.3 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | 10.4 kBtu/ft² | 24 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
- 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11378
- Coordinates
- 40.71342, -73.91426
Within ~1 km
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How does 52-15 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. Its site EUI of 11.2 kBtu/ft² is about 72% 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 79% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,700 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 22 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 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2022 to 95 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 10.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 11.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 24 tCO₂e to 24 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 11.2 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. 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue's 11.2 kBtu/ft² across 37,700 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (124 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 13.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 9,862 kWh of electricity and 3,873 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue to report its energy use?
52-15 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:28119913:2024). 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 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue's energy grade?
52-15 Metropolitan Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 11.2 kBtu/ft² (13.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,700 sq ft, including 9,862 kWh of electricity and 3,873 therms of natural gas.
What are 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue's carbon emissions?
52-15 Metropolitan Avenue reported 24 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue?
52-15 Metropolitan Avenue is in New York City, New York 11378. Its coordinates are 40.71342, -73.91426 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 52-15 Metropolitan Avenue and when was it built?
52-15 Metropolitan Avenue has 37,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.
Is 52-15 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, “52-15 Metropolitan Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/52-15-metropolitan-avenue-3648d6a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).