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850 East 140 Street

Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in New York City, NY · 861 EAST 139 STREET · 10454

At a glance

850 East 140 Street is a 65,000-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse at 861 EAST 139 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1962. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 33.9 kBtu/ft² and 178 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
33.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
178
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
2.7
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
65,000
sq ft
Year built
1962
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI33.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI44.1 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions178 tCO₂e
GHG intensity2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity105,370 kWh
Natural gas126 therms
Water use65 kgal
Gross floor area65,000 sq ft
Source recordnyc:15620102:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—33.9 kBtu/ft²178 tCO₂e
202376+535.7 kBtu/ft²183 tCO₂e
20227151.0 kBtu/ft²249 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
861 EAST 139 STREET
State
New York
ZIP
10454
Coordinates
40.80361, -73.90802

Within ~1 km

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How does 850 East 140 Street 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 33.9 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 65,000 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 9 years later 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 850 East 140 Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 850 East 140 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2022 to 76 in 2023 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 51.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 33.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 34% decrease. Reported emissions went from 249 tCO₂e to 178 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does a site EUI of 33.9 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. 850 East 140 Street's 33.9 kBtu/ft² across 65,000 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (646 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 44.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 105,370 kWh of electricity, 126 therms of natural gas and 65 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 850 East 140 Street to report its energy use?

850 East 140 Street 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:15620102:2024). 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 850 East 140 Street's energy grade?

850 East 140 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 33.9 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 850 East 140 Street use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.9 kBtu/ft² (44.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 65,000 sq ft, including 105,370 kWh of electricity and 126 therms of natural gas.

What are 850 East 140 Street's carbon emissions?

850 East 140 Street reported 178 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is 850 East 140 Street?

850 East 140 Street is at 861 EAST 139 STREET, in New York City, New York 10454. Its coordinates are 40.80361, -73.90802 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is 850 East 140 Street and when was it built?

850 East 140 Street has 65,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.

Is 850 East 140 Street 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, “850 East 140 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/850-east-140-street-053c2679 (data as of October 2, 2026).