Empire 16 Bridgewater

How does Empire 16 Bridgewater compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Empire 16 Bridgewater's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft² is about 40% above the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 232,811 sq ft, it is about 121% above the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Empire 16 Bridgewater's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Empire 16 Bridgewater, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2022 to 32 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 35. Site EUI moved from 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 63.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,076 tCO₂e to 1,202 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. Empire 16 Bridgewater's 63.3 kBtu/ft² across 232,811 sq ft works out to about 14.7 billion Btu (4,319 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,983,025 kWh of electricity, 79,612 therms of natural gas and 152 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Empire 16 Bridgewater to report its energy use?

Empire 16 Bridgewater 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:2810089:2024). 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.