Garden: 54 Knickerbocker
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 54 Knickerbocker Avenue · 11237
At a glance
Garden: 54 Knickerbocker is a 43,613-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 54 Knickerbocker Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 41.8 kBtu/ft² and 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 41.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 79.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 258,850 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,383 therms |
| Gross floor area | 43,613 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6779973:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 41.8 kBtu/ft² | 151 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 46.1 kBtu/ft² | 138 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
- 54 Knickerbocker Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11237
- Coordinates
- 40.70641, -73.93081
Within ~1 km
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How does Garden: 54 Knickerbocker compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 41.8 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,613 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Garden: 54 Knickerbocker's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Garden: 54 Knickerbocker, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 46.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 41.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 138 tCO₂e to 151 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does a site EUI of 41.8 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. Garden: 54 Knickerbocker's 41.8 kBtu/ft² across 43,613 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (534 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 79.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 258,850 kWh of electricity and 9,383 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Garden: 54 Knickerbocker to report its energy use?
Garden: 54 Knickerbocker 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:6779973:2024). 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 Garden: 54 Knickerbocker's energy grade?
Garden: 54 Knickerbocker did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 41.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Garden: 54 Knickerbocker use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.8 kBtu/ft² (79.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,613 sq ft, including 258,850 kWh of electricity and 9,383 therms of natural gas.
What are Garden: 54 Knickerbocker's carbon emissions?
Garden: 54 Knickerbocker reported 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Garden: 54 Knickerbocker?
Garden: 54 Knickerbocker is at 54 Knickerbocker Avenue, in New York City, New York 11237. Its coordinates are 40.70641, -73.93081 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Garden: 54 Knickerbocker and when was it built?
Garden: 54 Knickerbocker has 43,613 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Garden: 54 Knickerbocker 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, “Garden: 54 Knickerbocker, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/garden-54-knickerbocker-ad719bae (data as of October 2, 2026).