DSNY_3904_Bronx 1,3,4, Manhattan 8A Dist.Garage

How does DSNY_3904_Bronx 1,3,4, Manhattan 8A Dist.Garage compare with other vehicle repair services buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 157 vehicle repair services buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 30.1 kBtu/ft² is about 75% below the average of 119.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% below the group average of 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 108,200 sq ft, it is about 52% above the average floor area of 70,985 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1956 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1956).

What does a site EUI of 30.1 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. DSNY_3904_Bronx 1,3,4, Manhattan 8A Dist.Garage's 30.1 kBtu/ft² across 108,200 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (954 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 84.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 955,219 kWh of electricity and 4,623 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires DSNY_3904_Bronx 1,3,4, Manhattan 8A Dist.Garage to report its energy use?

DSNY_3904_Bronx 1,3,4, Manhattan 8A Dist.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:58929293:2024). 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.