Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 5600 1st Avenue · 11220
At a glance
Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market is a 316,478-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 5600 1st Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1972. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 152.8 kBtu/ft² and 4,686 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 152.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 349.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,686 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 10,011,346 kWh |
| Natural gas | 142,118 therms |
| Gross floor area | 316,478 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14422499:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 152.8 kBtu/ft² | 4,686 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 150.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,499 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 160.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,933 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
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Location
- Address
- 5600 1st Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11220
- Coordinates
- 40.64699, -74.02272
Within ~1 km
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How does Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market 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 152.8 kBtu/ft² is about 49% above the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 316,478 sq ft, it is about 261% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 23 years later 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 Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 160.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 152.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,933 tCO₂e to 4,686 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does a site EUI of 152.8 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. Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market's 152.8 kBtu/ft² across 316,478 sq ft works out to about 48.4 billion Btu (14,172 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 349.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,011,346 kWh of electricity and 142,118 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market to report its energy use?
Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market 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:14422499:2024). 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 Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market's energy grade?
Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 152.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 152.8 kBtu/ft² (349.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 316,478 sq ft, including 10,011,346 kWh of electricity and 142,118 therms of natural gas.
What are Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market's carbon emissions?
Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market reported 4,686 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market?
Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market is at 5600 1st Avenue, in New York City, New York 11220. Its coordinates are 40.64699, -74.02272 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market and when was it built?
Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market has 316,478 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market 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, “Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/brooklyn-wholesale-meat-market-f7484e9d (data as of October 2, 2026).