59-05 52nd Avenue

How does 59-05 52nd 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. 59-05 52nd Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 29.0 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 29,400 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 23 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 59-05 52nd Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 59-05 52nd Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2022 to 27 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 41. Site EUI moved from 72.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 29.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 60% decrease. Reported emissions went from 169 tCO₂e to 85 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. 59-05 52nd Avenue's 29.0 kBtu/ft² across 29,400 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (250 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 68.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 189,350 kWh of electricity, 2,057 therms of natural gas and 199 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 59-05 52nd Avenue to report its energy use?

59-05 52nd 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:12905450:2024). 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.