Queens 54th Realty Corp

How does Queens 54th Realty Corp 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. Queens 54th Realty Corp's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 57 across the 455 that report a score; it scores higher than 49% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 36.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 66,500 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 83,240 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 14 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 Queens 54th Realty Corp's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Queens 54th Realty Corp, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2022 to 60 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 42.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 170 tCO₂e to 162 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. Queens 54th Realty Corp's 36.0 kBtu/ft² across 66,500 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (702 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 52.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 165,095 kWh of electricity, 18,297 therms of natural gas and 136 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Queens 54th Realty Corp to report its energy use?

Queens 54th Realty Corp 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:2816110:2024). 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.