JLL - 301 Norman Ave

How does JLL - 301 Norman 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. JLL - 301 Norman Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 6 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 85.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 39.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 58,152 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 18 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 JLL - 301 Norman Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for JLL - 301 Norman Ave, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 94.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 85.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 341 tCO₂e to 341 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 6 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 6 means the building performs better than about 6% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 6 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 69 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. JLL - 301 Norman Ave's 85.7 kBtu/ft² across 58,152 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,461 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 131.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 403,998 kWh of electricity, 36,056 therms of natural gas and 163 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires JLL - 301 Norman Ave to report its energy use?

JLL - 301 Norman 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:27958777:2023). 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.