Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage
Parking in New York City, NY · 685 East Fordham Road · 10458
At a glance
Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage is a 466,417-square-foot parking building at 685 East Fordham Road in New York City, New York, built in 2006. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 17.6 kBtu/ft² and 918 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 17.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 47.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 918 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,272,365 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,743 therms |
| Gross floor area | 466,417 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2988048:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 17.6 kBtu/ft² | 918 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 823 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 865 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
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Location
- Address
- 685 East Fordham Road
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10458
- Coordinates
- 40.85775, -73.88245
Within ~1 km
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How does Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage compare with other parking buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 301 parking buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 17.6 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 39.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 466,417 sq ft, it is about 398% above the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 49 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 52.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 17.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 67% decrease. Reported emissions went from 865 tCO₂e to 918 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 17.6 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. Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage's 17.6 kBtu/ft² across 466,417 sq ft works out to about 8.2 billion Btu (2,406 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,272,365 kWh of electricity and 4,743 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage to report its energy use?
Fordham. O'Hare Parking 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:2988048:2024). 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 Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage's energy grade?
Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 17.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 17.6 kBtu/ft² (47.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 466,417 sq ft, including 2,272,365 kWh of electricity and 4,743 therms of natural gas.
What are Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage's carbon emissions?
Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage reported 918 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage?
Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage is at 685 East Fordham Road, in New York City, New York 10458. Its coordinates are 40.85775, -73.88245 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage and when was it built?
Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage has 466,417 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Fordham. O'Hare Parking 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, “Fordham. O'Hare Parking Garage, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/fordham-o-hare-parking-garage-9f18fc97 (data as of October 2, 2026).