5521 8 AVENUE

How does 5521 8 AVENUE compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 5521 8 AVENUE's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 62 across the 270 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 51.2 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 81,430 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 58 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 5521 8 AVENUE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 5521 8 AVENUE, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 67 in 2024 (-33 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 17.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 51.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 186% increase. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 463 tCO₂e over the same span (up 231%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 5521 8 AVENUE's 51.2 kBtu/ft² across 81,430 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,222 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 137.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,144,793 kWh of electricity and 2,619 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 5521 8 AVENUE to report its energy use?

5521 8 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:23351950:2024). 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.