Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave
Mixed Use Property in New York City, NY · 248 Bedford Ave · 11249
At a glance
Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave is a 138,233-square-foot mixed use property building in New York City, New York, built in 2013. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 64.5 kBtu/ft² and 855 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 35 scored mixed use property buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 64.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 145.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 855 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,803,044 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,693 therms |
| Water use | 3,710 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 138,233 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6771350:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 44 | +10 | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 855 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 34 | -18 | 67.3 kBtu/ft² | 875 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | 63.7 kBtu/ft² | 650 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
- 248 Bedford Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11249
- Coordinates
- 40.71579, -73.95993
Within ~1 km
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How does Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave compare with other mixed use property buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 395 mixed use property buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 53 across the 35 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 64.5 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 92.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 138,233 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 224,815 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 56 years later than the group's average year built (1958). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2022 to 44 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 52. Site EUI moved from 63.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 650 tCO₂e to 855 tCO₂e over the same span (up 31%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave's 64.5 kBtu/ft² across 138,233 sq ft works out to about 8.9 billion Btu (2,613 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 145.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,803,044 kWh of electricity, 27,693 therms of natural gas and 3,710 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave to report its energy use?
Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave 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:6771350:2024). 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 Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave's energy grade?
Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave scores 44 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.5 kBtu/ft² (145.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 138,233 sq ft, including 1,803,044 kWh of electricity and 27,693 therms of natural gas.
What are Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave's carbon emissions?
Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave reported 855 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave?
Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave is in New York City, New York 11249. Its coordinates are 40.71579, -73.95993 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave and when was it built?
Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave has 138,233 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave 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, “Forest City - Bedford/Berry St - 197 Berry St/248 Bedford Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/forest-city-bedford-berry-st-197-berry-st-248-bedford-ave-a7e4e3da (data as of October 2, 2026).