Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St.
Strip Mall in New York City, NY · 2-29 Beach 20th Street · 11691
At a glance
Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. is a 43,091-square-foot strip mall building at 2-29 Beach 20th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1952. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 166.0 kBtu/ft² and 777 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 166.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 434.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 777 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 18.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,879,270 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,410 therms |
| Water use | 2,155 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 43,091 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8703913:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 166.0 kBtu/ft² | 777 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 27.6 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e |
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
- 2-29 Beach 20th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11691
- Coordinates
- 40.59595, -73.75410
Within ~1 km
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How does Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. compare with other strip mall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 215 strip mall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 166.0 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 111.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 18.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,091 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 67,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 20 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 23.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 166.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 606% increase. Reported emissions went from 55 tCO₂e to 777 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1311%).
What does a site EUI of 166.0 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. Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St.'s 166.0 kBtu/ft² across 43,091 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,096 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 434.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,879,270 kWh of electricity, 7,410 therms of natural gas and 2,155 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. to report its energy use?
Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th 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:8703913:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St.'s energy grade?
Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 166.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 166.0 kBtu/ft² (434.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,091 sq ft, including 1,879,270 kWh of electricity and 7,410 therms of natural gas.
What are Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St.'s carbon emissions?
Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. reported 777 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (18.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St.?
Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. is at 2-29 Beach 20th Street, in New York City, New York 11691. Its coordinates are 40.59595, -73.75410 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. and when was it built?
Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. has 43,091 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1952 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St. covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “Pelican: 2-29 Beach 20th St., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/pelican-2-29-beach-20th-st-417e55a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).