Borden Industrial LLC
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 51-02 21st Street · 11101
At a glance
Borden Industrial LLC is a 136,500-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 51-02 21st Street in New York City, New York, built in 1906. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.4 kBtu/ft² and 358 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 358 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 408,082 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37,190 therms |
| Water use | 840 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 136,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2844671:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 358 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 341 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 459 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
- 51-02 21st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11101
- Coordinates
- 40.74102, -73.94974
Within ~1 km
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How does Borden Industrial LLC compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 37.4 kBtu/ft² is about 64% below the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 66% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 136,500 sq ft, it is about 56% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 43 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Borden Industrial LLC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Borden Industrial LLC, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 459 tCO₂e to 358 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does a site EUI of 37.4 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. Borden Industrial LLC's 37.4 kBtu/ft² across 136,500 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,496 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 57.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 408,082 kWh of electricity, 37,190 therms of natural gas and 840 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Borden Industrial LLC to report its energy use?
Borden Industrial LLC 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:2844671:2024). 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 Borden Industrial LLC's energy grade?
Borden Industrial LLC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Borden Industrial LLC use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.4 kBtu/ft² (57.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 136,500 sq ft, including 408,082 kWh of electricity and 37,190 therms of natural gas.
What are Borden Industrial LLC's carbon emissions?
Borden Industrial LLC reported 358 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Borden Industrial LLC?
Borden Industrial LLC is at 51-02 21st Street, in New York City, New York 11101. Its coordinates are 40.74102, -73.94974 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Borden Industrial LLC and when was it built?
Borden Industrial LLC has 136,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1906 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Borden Industrial LLC 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, “Borden Industrial LLC, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/borden-industrial-llc-7772ff8c (data as of October 2, 2026).