DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage
Parking in New York City, NY · 8501 5th Ave · 11209
At a glance
DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage is a 85,260-square-foot parking building at 8501 5th Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1970. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 25.2 kBtu/ft² and 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 25.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 68.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 242 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 603,152 kWh |
| Natural gas | 945 therms |
| Water use | 76 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 85,260 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355641:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 25.2 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 14.7 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 14.4 kBtu/ft² | 101 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
- 8501 5th Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11209
- Coordinates
- 40.62204, -74.02573
Within ~1 km
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How does DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage compare with other parking buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 301 parking buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 25.2 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 39.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 85,260 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 14.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 25.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 75% increase. Reported emissions went from 101 tCO₂e to 242 tCO₂e over the same span (up 139%).
What does a site EUI of 25.2 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. DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage's 25.2 kBtu/ft² across 85,260 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (630 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 68.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 603,152 kWh of electricity, 945 therms of natural gas and 76 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage to report its energy use?
DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage 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:21355641:2024). 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 DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage's energy grade?
DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 25.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 25.2 kBtu/ft² (68.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,260 sq ft, including 603,152 kWh of electricity and 945 therms of natural gas.
What are DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage's carbon emissions?
DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage reported 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage?
DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage is at 8501 5th Ave, in New York City, New York 11209. Its coordinates are 40.62204, -74.02573 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage and when was it built?
DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage has 85,260 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage 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, “DOT_5968_Bay Ridge Municipal Garage, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dot-5968-bay-ridge-municipal-garage-822490a4 (data as of October 2, 2026).