MMS #1987
Self-Storage Facility in New York City, NY · 131 Varick Street · 10001
At a glance
MMS #1987 is a 281,387-square-foot self-storage facility at 131 Varick Street in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 23.6 kBtu/ft² and 705 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 23.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 64.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 705 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,851,584 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,372 therms |
| Water use | 1,208 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 281,387 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33030480:2023 |
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
- 131 Varick Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.72540, -74.00584
Within ~1 km
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How does MMS #1987 compare with other self-storage facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 481 self-storage facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 23.6 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 21.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 281,387 sq ft, it is about 185% above the average floor area of 98,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 59 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 23.6 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. MMS #1987's 23.6 kBtu/ft² across 281,387 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,946 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 64.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,851,584 kWh of electricity, 3,372 therms of natural gas and 1,208 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires MMS #1987 to report its energy use?
MMS #1987 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:33030480:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is MMS #1987's energy grade?
MMS #1987 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 23.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does MMS #1987 use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 23.6 kBtu/ft² (64.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 281,387 sq ft, including 1,851,584 kWh of electricity and 3,372 therms of natural gas.
What are MMS #1987's carbon emissions?
MMS #1987 reported 705 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is MMS #1987?
MMS #1987 is at 131 Varick Street, in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.72540, -74.00584 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is MMS #1987 and when was it built?
MMS #1987 has 281,387 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is MMS #1987 covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “MMS #1987, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/mms-1987-db10e8a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).