Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave

How does Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 25%. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 280,000 sq ft, it is about 166% above the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 51 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2022 to 78 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 83. Site EUI moved from 34.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 548 tCO₂e to 630 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 280,000 sq ft works out to about 10.4 billion Btu (3,053 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 46.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 362,242 kWh of electricity, 91,912 therms of natural gas and 280 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain Ave to report its energy use?

Fountain Ave Investments / 830 Fountain 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:12060686:2024). 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.