E & G Plastics
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 5401 1st Ave · 11220
At a glance
E & G Plastics is a 29,500-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 5401 1st Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1913. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 428.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,445 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 428.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 1190.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,445 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 49.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,658,866 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,589 therms |
| Water use | 1,363 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6118570:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 428.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,445 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 581.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,854 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 344.7 kBtu/ft² | 848 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
- 5401 1st Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11220
- Coordinates
- 40.64809, -74.02154
Within ~1 km
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How does E & G Plastics compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 428.6 kBtu/ft² is about 317% above the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 49.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 536% above the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,500 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has E & G Plastics's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for E & G Plastics, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 344.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 428.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 24% increase. Reported emissions went from 848 tCO₂e to 1,445 tCO₂e over the same span (up 70%).
What does a site EUI of 428.6 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. E & G Plastics's 428.6 kBtu/ft² across 29,500 sq ft works out to about 12.6 billion Btu (3,706 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 1190.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,658,866 kWh of electricity, 1,589 therms of natural gas and 1,363 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires E & G Plastics to report its energy use?
E & G Plastics 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:6118570:2024). 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 E & G Plastics's energy grade?
E & G Plastics did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 428.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does E & G Plastics use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 428.6 kBtu/ft² (1190.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,500 sq ft, including 3,658,866 kWh of electricity and 1,589 therms of natural gas.
What are E & G Plastics's carbon emissions?
E & G Plastics reported 1,445 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (49.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is E & G Plastics?
E & G Plastics is at 5401 1st Ave, in New York City, New York 11220. Its coordinates are 40.64809, -74.02154 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is E & G Plastics and when was it built?
E & G Plastics has 29,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is E & G Plastics 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, “E & G Plastics, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/e-g-plastics-576980ec (data as of October 2, 2026).