Empire Szechuan
Restaurant in New York City, NY · 40C Barrett Ave · 10302
At a glance
Empire Szechuan is a 9,100-square-foot restaurant building at 40C Barrett Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1957. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1.2 kBtu/ft² and 1 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 1.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Gross floor area | 9,100 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20324938:2022 |
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
- 40C Barrett Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10302
- Coordinates
- 40.62590, -74.13676
Within ~1 km
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How does Empire Szechuan compare with other restaurant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 35 restaurant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 1.2 kBtu/ft² is about 99% below the average of 163.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 99% below the group average of 11.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 9,100 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 22,315 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1950).
What does a site EUI of 1.2 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. Empire Szechuan's 1.2 kBtu/ft² across 9,100 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (3 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 1.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is different.
Which law requires Empire Szechuan to report its energy use?
Empire Szechuan 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:20324938:2022). 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 Empire Szechuan's energy grade?
Empire Szechuan did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Empire Szechuan use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 1.2 kBtu/ft² (1.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 9,100 sq ft.
What are Empire Szechuan's carbon emissions?
Empire Szechuan reported 1 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Empire Szechuan?
Empire Szechuan is at 40C Barrett Ave, in New York City, New York 10302. Its coordinates are 40.62590, -74.13676 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Empire Szechuan and when was it built?
Empire Szechuan has 9,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1957 as its year built. It is classed as restaurant.
Is Empire Szechuan covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Empire Szechuan, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/empire-szechuan-b6d59a16 (data as of October 2, 2026).