589 East New York Corp

How does 589 East New York Corp compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 166 supermarket/grocery store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 589 East New York Corp's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 61 across the 114 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 177.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 184.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 17.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 29,600 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 51,810 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 44 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 589 East New York Corp's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 589 East New York Corp, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2022 to 80 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 182.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 177.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 367 tCO₂e to 439 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 589 East New York Corp's 177.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,600 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,537 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 338.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 757,790 kWh of electricity, 26,590 therms of natural gas and 1,305 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 589 East New York Corp to report its energy use?

589 East New York Corp 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:6799313:2024). 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.