Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 1901 Emmons Avenue · 11235
At a glance
Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue is a 55,300-square-foot retail store in New York City, New York, built in 1934. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 190.9 kBtu/ft² and 864 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 190.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 355.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 864 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 15.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,434,163 kWh |
| Natural gas | 56,644 therms |
| Water use | 2,528 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,300 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:49229593:2024 |
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
- 1901 Emmons Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11235
- Coordinates
- 40.58357, -73.94943
Within ~1 km
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How does Besen - 1901 Emmons 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. Its site EUI of 190.9 kBtu/ft² is about 155% above the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 15.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 140% above the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,300 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1934, 28 years earlier 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.
What does a site EUI of 190.9 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. Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue's 190.9 kBtu/ft² across 55,300 sq ft works out to about 10.6 billion Btu (3,094 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 355.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,434,163 kWh of electricity, 56,644 therms of natural gas and 2,528 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue to report its energy use?
Besen - 1901 Emmons 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:49229593:2024). 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 Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue's energy grade?
Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 190.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 190.9 kBtu/ft² (355.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,300 sq ft, including 1,434,163 kWh of electricity and 56,644 therms of natural gas.
What are Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue's carbon emissions?
Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue reported 864 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (15.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue?
Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue is in New York City, New York 11235. Its coordinates are 40.58357, -73.94943 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue and when was it built?
Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue has 55,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1934 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue 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, “Besen - 1901 Emmons Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/besen-1901-emmons-avenue-b39ea1a7 (data as of October 2, 2026).