946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11221
At a glance
946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 is a 47,634-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 66.4 kBtu/ft² and 208 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 42% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 66.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 93.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 208 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 189,014 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25,202 therms |
| Water use | 2,702 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 47,634 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:22099913:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 62 | +2 | 66.4 kBtu/ft² | 208 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | +10 | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 50 | 75.6 kBtu/ft² | 215 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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11221
- Coordinates
- 40.69252, -73.92350
Within ~1 km
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How does 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 66.4 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,634 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 62 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 75.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 215 tCO₂e to 208 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221's 66.4 kBtu/ft² across 47,634 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (927 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 93.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 189,014 kWh of electricity, 25,202 therms of natural gas and 2,702 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 to report its energy use?
946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 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:22099913:2024). 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 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221's energy grade?
946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.4 kBtu/ft² (93.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,634 sq ft, including 189,014 kWh of electricity and 25,202 therms of natural gas.
What are 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221's carbon emissions?
946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 reported 208 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221?
946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 is in New York City, New York 11221. Its coordinates are 40.69252, -73.92350 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 and when was it built?
946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 has 47,634 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 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, “946 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/946-bushwick-ave-brooklyn-ny-11221-f7846a5e (data as of October 2, 2026).