Forest Commons NY_BM
Mixed Use Property in New York City, NY · 2040 Forest Avenue · 10303
At a glance
Forest Commons NY_BM is a 165,082-square-foot mixed use property building at 2040 Forest Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1992. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 74.8 kBtu/ft² and 869 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 74.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 115.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 869 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,011,529 kWh |
| Natural gas | 88,914 therms |
| Gross floor area | 165,082 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10588298:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 74.8 kBtu/ft² | 869 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 20.9 kBtu/ft² | 339 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 282 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
- 2040 Forest Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10303
- Coordinates
- 40.62602, -74.15654
Within ~1 km
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How does Forest Commons NY_BM 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. Its site EUI of 74.8 kBtu/ft² is about 19% 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 165,082 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 224,815 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1992, 35 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 Commons NY_BM's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Forest Commons NY_BM, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 22.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 74.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 231% increase. Reported emissions went from 282 tCO₂e to 869 tCO₂e over the same span (up 208%).
What does a site EUI of 74.8 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. Forest Commons NY_BM's 74.8 kBtu/ft² across 165,082 sq ft works out to about 12.3 billion Btu (3,619 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 115.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,011,529 kWh of electricity and 88,914 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Forest Commons NY_BM to report its energy use?
Forest Commons NY_BM 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:10588298:2024). 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 Commons NY_BM's energy grade?
Forest Commons NY_BM did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 74.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Forest Commons NY_BM use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 74.8 kBtu/ft² (115.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 165,082 sq ft, including 1,011,529 kWh of electricity and 88,914 therms of natural gas.
What are Forest Commons NY_BM's carbon emissions?
Forest Commons NY_BM reported 869 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Forest Commons NY_BM?
Forest Commons NY_BM is at 2040 Forest Avenue, in New York City, New York 10303. Its coordinates are 40.62602, -74.15654 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Forest Commons NY_BM and when was it built?
Forest Commons NY_BM has 165,082 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1992 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Forest Commons NY_BM 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 Commons NY_BM, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/forest-commons-ny-bm-fecf29ef (data as of October 2, 2026).