Grand Ave

How does Grand Ave 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. Grand Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 69% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 31.7 kBtu/ft² is about 19% 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 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 27,330 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 58 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.

How has Grand Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Grand Ave, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2023 to 79 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 80. Site EUI moved from 27.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 31.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 56 tCO₂e to 61 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 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. Grand Ave's 31.7 kBtu/ft² across 27,330 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (254 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 48.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 68,989 kWh of electricity, 6,304 therms of natural gas and 31 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Grand Ave to report its energy use?

Grand 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:11534455:2024). 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.