TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 978 Essex Street · 11208
At a glance
TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St is a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 978 Essex Street in New York City, New York, built in 1969. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 107.4 kBtu/ft² and 523 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 107.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 246.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 523 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,122,268 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,412 therms |
| Water use | 91 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:16692815:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 107.4 kBtu/ft² | 523 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 129.1 kBtu/ft² | 631 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 156.5 kBtu/ft² | 611 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
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Location
- Address
- 978 Essex Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11208
- Coordinates
- 40.66034, -73.87473
Within ~1 km
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How does TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 107.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,000 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 156.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 107.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 611 tCO₂e to 523 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 107.4 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. TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St's 107.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,574 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 246.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,122,268 kWh of electricity, 15,412 therms of natural gas and 91 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St to report its energy use?
TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex 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:16692815:2024). 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 TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St's energy grade?
TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 107.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 107.4 kBtu/ft² (246.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,000 sq ft, including 1,122,268 kWh of electricity and 15,412 therms of natural gas.
What are TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St's carbon emissions?
TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St reported 523 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St?
TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St is at 978 Essex Street, in New York City, New York 11208. Its coordinates are 40.66034, -73.87473 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St and when was it built?
TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St has 50,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex 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, “TC Brooklyn - 978 Essex St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/tc-brooklyn-978-essex-st-cb407f3a (data as of October 2, 2026).