An Armful
Supermarket/Grocery Store in New York City, NY · 28-12 Union Street · 11354
At a glance
An Armful is a 67,650-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 28-12 Union Street in New York City, New York, built in 1954. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 163.5 kBtu/ft² and 956 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 163.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 325.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 956 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,741,451 kWh |
| Natural gas | 51,210 therms |
| Water use | 6,355 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 67,650 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10864927:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 163.5 kBtu/ft² | 956 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 293.1 kBtu/ft² | 924 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 293.5 kBtu/ft² | 778 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
- 28-12 Union Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11354
- Coordinates
- 40.77287, -73.82652
Within ~1 km
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How does An Armful 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. Its site EUI of 163.5 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below 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 14.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 17.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,650 sq ft, it is about 31% above the average floor area of 51,810 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 20 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 An Armful's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for An Armful, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 293.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 163.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 44% decrease. Reported emissions went from 778 tCO₂e to 956 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).
What does a site EUI of 163.5 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. An Armful's 163.5 kBtu/ft² across 67,650 sq ft works out to about 11.1 billion Btu (3,242 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 325.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,741,451 kWh of electricity, 51,210 therms of natural gas and 6,355 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires An Armful to report its energy use?
An Armful 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:10864927:2024). 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 An Armful's energy grade?
An Armful did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 163.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does An Armful use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 163.5 kBtu/ft² (325.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,650 sq ft, including 1,741,451 kWh of electricity and 51,210 therms of natural gas.
What are An Armful's carbon emissions?
An Armful reported 956 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is An Armful?
An Armful is at 28-12 Union Street, in New York City, New York 11354. Its coordinates are 40.77287, -73.82652 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is An Armful and when was it built?
An Armful has 67,650 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is An Armful 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, “An Armful, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/an-armful-0608ecad (data as of October 2, 2026).