Empire Astoria 20th Avenue

How does Empire Astoria 20th Avenue compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 639 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Empire Astoria 20th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 63.6 kBtu/ft² is about 62% above the average of 39.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 134,565 sq ft, it is about 62% above the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1953). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Empire Astoria 20th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Empire Astoria 20th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2022 to 43 in 2024 (-25 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 68. Site EUI moved from 43.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 63.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 48% increase. Reported emissions went from 327 tCO₂e to 505 tCO₂e over the same span (up 55%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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 Astoria 20th Avenue's 63.6 kBtu/ft² across 134,565 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,508 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 77.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 240,664 kWh of electricity, 77,377 therms of natural gas and 97 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Empire Astoria 20th Avenue to report its energy use?

Empire Astoria 20th Avenue 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:2808766:2024). 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.