Oak Point

How does Oak Point 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. Oak Point's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 2.9 kBtu/ft² is about 93% below the average of 39.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 89% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 50,000 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 6 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 Oak Point's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Oak Point, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 88 in 2022 to 93 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 4.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 2.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 17 tCO₂e to 17 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Oak Point's 2.9 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (42 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 8.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 42,142 kWh of electricity and 440 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Oak Point to report its energy use?

Oak Point 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:9566580:2024). 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.