Brush Ave

How does Brush Ave compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Brush Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 84% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 11.9 kBtu/ft² is about 74% below the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 63% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 214,000 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 46 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Brush Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Brush Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2022 to 86 in 2024 (+80 points). Site EUI moved from 112.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 11.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 89% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,559 tCO₂e to 281 tCO₂e over the same span (down 82%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Brush Ave's 11.9 kBtu/ft² across 214,000 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (746 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 31.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 688,399 kWh of electricity, 1,942 therms of natural gas and 659 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Brush Ave to report its energy use?

Brush Ave 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:2605879:2024). 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.