PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St)

How does PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St) 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. PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 94% of them and lower than 5%. Its site EUI of 4.4 kBtu/ft² is about 89% 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 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 84% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 131,873 sq ft, it is about 58% above the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 59 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 PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2022 to 99 in 2024 (+38 points). Site EUI moved from 25.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 4.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 83% decrease. Reported emissions went from 282 tCO₂e to 67 tCO₂e over the same span (down 76%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St)'s 4.4 kBtu/ft² across 131,873 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (170 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 12.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 170,468 kWh of electricity and 1,034 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St) to report its energy use?

PCQ72003 (145-68 228th St) 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:6629505:2024). 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.