Greenhill

How does Greenhill 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. Greenhill's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 22.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 28,250 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 32 years earlier 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 Greenhill's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Greenhill, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2022 to 65 in 2023 (-17 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 82. Site EUI moved from 12.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 22.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 88% increase. Reported emissions went from 24 tCO₂e to 43 tCO₂e over the same span (up 81%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Greenhill's 22.5 kBtu/ft² across 28,250 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (186 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 33.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 47,972 kWh of electricity, 4,706 therms of natural gas and 10 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Greenhill to report its energy use?

Greenhill 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:14364880:2023). 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.