Guard General Merchandise
Office in New York City, NY · 61 Greenpoint Ave · 11222
At a glance
Guard General Merchandise is a 140,812-square-foot office building at 61 Greenpoint Ave 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 52.5 kBtu/ft² and 619 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 52.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 95.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 619 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 961,891 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,874 therms |
| Water use | 1,995 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 140,812 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2703923:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 52.5 kBtu/ft² | 619 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 81 | +10 | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 71 | 74.5 kBtu/ft² | 660 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 61 Greenpoint Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11222
- Coordinates
- 40.72984, -73.95813
Within ~1 km
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How does Guard General Merchandise compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 52.5 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 140,812 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Guard General Merchandise's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Guard General Merchandise, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2022 to 81 in 2023 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 74.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 52.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 30% decrease. Reported emissions went from 660 tCO₂e to 619 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 52.5 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. Guard General Merchandise's 52.5 kBtu/ft² across 140,812 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,167 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 961,891 kWh of electricity, 29,874 therms of natural gas and 1,995 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Guard General Merchandise to report its energy use?
Guard General Merchandise 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:2703923:2024). 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 Guard General Merchandise's energy grade?
Guard General Merchandise did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 52.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Guard General Merchandise use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 52.5 kBtu/ft² (95.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 140,812 sq ft, including 961,891 kWh of electricity and 29,874 therms of natural gas.
What are Guard General Merchandise's carbon emissions?
Guard General Merchandise reported 619 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Guard General Merchandise?
Guard General Merchandise is at 61 Greenpoint Ave, in New York City, New York 11222. Its coordinates are 40.72984, -73.95813 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Guard General Merchandise and when was it built?
Guard General Merchandise has 140,812 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Guard General Merchandise 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, “Guard General Merchandise, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/guard-general-merchandise-2ceefb46 (data as of October 2, 2026).