Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave.
Office in New York City, NY · 163-18 Jamaica Avenue · 11432
At a glance
Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. is a 73,702-square-foot office building at 163-18 Jamaica Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.2 kBtu/ft² and 195 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 195 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 198,047 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,153 therms |
| Water use | 1,276 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 73,702 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8156210:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 195 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 372 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 54.1 kBtu/ft² | 291 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
- 163-18 Jamaica Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11432
- Coordinates
- 40.70480, -73.79652
Within ~1 km
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How does Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 39.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,702 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 54.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 39.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 291 tCO₂e to 195 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 39.2 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. Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave.'s 39.2 kBtu/ft² across 73,702 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (847 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 57.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 198,047 kWh of electricity, 22,153 therms of natural gas and 1,276 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. to report its energy use?
Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. 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:8156210:2024). 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 Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave.'s energy grade?
Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.2 kBtu/ft² (57.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,702 sq ft, including 198,047 kWh of electricity and 22,153 therms of natural gas.
What are Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave.'s carbon emissions?
Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. reported 195 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave.?
Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. is at 163-18 Jamaica Avenue, in New York City, New York 11432. Its coordinates are 40.70480, -73.79652 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. and when was it built?
Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. has 73,702 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave. 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, “Triangle: 163-18 Jamaica Ave., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/triangle-163-18-jamaica-ave-9ddd6747 (data as of October 2, 2026).