DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage
Vehicle Repair Services in New York City, NY · 1397 Ralph Ave · 11236
At a glance
DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage is a 58,765-square-foot vehicle repair services building at 1397 Ralph Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1967. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 159.8 kBtu/ft² and 571 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 159.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 202.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 571 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 340,706 kWh |
| Natural gas | 82,285 therms |
| Water use | 977 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 58,765 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355308:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 159.8 kBtu/ft² | 571 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 159.5 kBtu/ft² | 553 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 174.0 kBtu/ft² | 580 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
- 1397 Ralph Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11236
- Coordinates
- 40.64267, -73.91972
Within ~1 km
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How does DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District 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 159.8 kBtu/ft² is about 33% above the average of 119.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,765 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 70,985 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1956).
How has DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 174.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 159.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 580 tCO₂e to 571 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 159.8 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. DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage's 159.8 kBtu/ft² across 58,765 sq ft works out to about 9.4 billion Btu (2,752 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 202.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 340,706 kWh of electricity, 82,285 therms of natural gas and 977 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage to report its energy use?
DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District 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:21355308:2024). 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 DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage's energy grade?
DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 159.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 159.8 kBtu/ft² (202.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,765 sq ft, including 340,706 kWh of electricity and 82,285 therms of natural gas.
What are DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage's carbon emissions?
DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage reported 571 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage?
DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage is at 1397 Ralph Ave, in New York City, New York 11236. Its coordinates are 40.64267, -73.91972 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage and when was it built?
DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage has 58,765 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as vehicle repair services.
Is DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District 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, “DSNY_3934_Brooklyn South 14 District Garage, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dsny-3934-brooklyn-south-14-district-garage-48b77421 (data as of October 2, 2026).