BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE
Other in New York City, NY · 538 JOHNSON AVENUE · 11237
At a glance
BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE is a 121,000-square-foot other building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.2 kBtu/ft² and 519 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 519 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 988,020 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,634 therms |
| Gross floor area | 121,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:49124394:2024 |
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
- 538 JOHNSON AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11237
- Coordinates
- 40.70863, -73.92680
Within ~1 km
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How does BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE compare with other other buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 124 other buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 48.2 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 111.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 121,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 223,266 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 33 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 48.2 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. BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE's 48.2 kBtu/ft² across 121,000 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,709 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 988,020 kWh of electricity and 24,634 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE to report its energy use?
BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON 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:49124394:2024). 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 BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE's energy grade?
BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.2 kBtu/ft² (99.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 121,000 sq ft, including 988,020 kWh of electricity and 24,634 therms of natural gas.
What are BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE's carbon emissions?
BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE reported 519 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE?
BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE is in New York City, New York 11237. Its coordinates are 40.70863, -73.92680 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE and when was it built?
BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE has 121,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON 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, “BUSHBURG Prop:538 JOHNSON AVENUE, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/bushburg-prop-538-johnson-avenue-bc569d2b (data as of October 2, 2026).