590 Atlantic Avenue

How does 590 Atlantic 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. 590 Atlantic Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 62 across the 270 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 65.1 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 30,300 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 36 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 590 Atlantic Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 590 Atlantic Avenue, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2022 to 63 in 2023 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 72. Site EUI moved from 63.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 147 tCO₂e to 190 tCO₂e over the same span (up 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. 590 Atlantic Avenue's 65.1 kBtu/ft² across 30,300 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (578 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 157.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 449,878 kWh of electricity, 4,362 therms of natural gas and 70 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 590 Atlantic Avenue to report its energy use?

590 Atlantic 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15566001:2023). 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.