Glendale Logistics Center 2 - 66-31 Otto Rd

How does Glendale Logistics Center 2 - 66-31 Otto Rd compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 639 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 31.5 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 39.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 95,000 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 17 years later than the group's average year built (1953). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

What does a site EUI of 31.5 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. Glendale Logistics Center 2 - 66-31 Otto Rd's 31.5 kBtu/ft² across 95,000 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (877 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 35.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 35,431 kWh of electricity and 7 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Glendale Logistics Center 2 - 66-31 Otto Rd to report its energy use?

Glendale Logistics Center 2 - 66-31 Otto Rd 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:20506859:2022). 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.