Staten Island Lot 3

How does Staten Island Lot 3 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. Staten Island Lot 3's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 50.5 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 2,321,376 sq ft, it is about 2104% above the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 55 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 Staten Island Lot 3's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Staten Island Lot 3, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 48 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 50. Site EUI moved from 40.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 26% increase. Reported emissions went from 7,759 tCO₂e to 9,204 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. Staten Island Lot 3's 50.5 kBtu/ft² across 2,321,376 sq ft works out to about 117.2 billion Btu (34,357 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 104.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 20,313,432 kWh of electricity and 231,088 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Staten Island Lot 3 to report its energy use?

Staten Island Lot 3 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:7093923:2024). 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.