NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue)

How does NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue) 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. NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue)'s ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 113.6 kBtu/ft² is about 152% above the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 123% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 34,688 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 28 years later 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 NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2023 to 27 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 37. Site EUI moved from 40.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 113.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 178% increase. Reported emissions went from 112 tCO₂e to 270 tCO₂e over the same span (up 141%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue)'s 113.6 kBtu/ft² across 34,688 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,155 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 168.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 287,649 kWh of electricity and 29,578 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue) to report its energy use?

NYC00704 - Queens Logistics Center 2 (18-51 Flushing Avenue) 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:27904532:2024). 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.