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Food Service buildings in New York City

33 food service buildings benchmarked under Local Law 84 (LL84), graded by ENERGY STAR score.

At a glance

33 food service buildings in New York City disclose their energy use under Local Law 84 (LL84), 0% of the city's 48,310 benchmarked buildings and its 47th-largest property type. They average a site EUI of 211.5 kBtu/ft².

Buildings
33
Avg score
—
Avg site EUI
211.5
kBtu/ft²
Floor area
2.5M ft²
combined

Top of the class

Most efficient

BuildingScoreSite EUIFloor area

Penalty exposure

Least efficient

BuildingScoreSite EUIFloor area

Scale

Largest

BuildingScoreSite EUIFloor area
Fresh Direct–—229.0 kBtu/ft²658,066 sq ft
Fresh Direct–—78.8 kBtu/ft²640,000 sq ft
DOC_9202_Rikers Island Bakery–—14027.2 kBtu/ft²111,450 sq ft
Building: WH-A_632 Flushing Ave_(BIN#3338519)_630 Flushing Ave–——98,171 sq ft
4C Warehouses 2-3–—99.1 kBtu/ft²78,980 sq ft
br40636-535 Zerega Avenue–—164.7 kBtu/ft²74,686 sq ft
HOBI: 2512 Arthur Kill Rd.–——50,418 sq ft
God's Love We Deliver–—267.6 kBtu/ft²48,671 sq ft
br40978-Hunter's Point Ave–—169.7 kBtu/ft²48,214 sq ft
4C Warehouse #3 - 852 Logan–—10.0 kBtu/ft²46,730 sq ft

How do New York City's food service buildings compare with the rest of the city?

Average site EUI is 211.5 kBtu/ft², about 175% above the city's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across all property types. Emissions intensity averages 13.9 kgCO₂e/ft², about 144% above the citywide 5.7. Together they reported 27,659 tCO₂e in their latest years, 0% of the city's disclosed building emissions.

How big and how old are New York City's food service buildings?

The average food service building here has 74,867 sq ft of floor area, about 33% below the citywide average of 111,236 sq ft. Together they cover 2.5 million square feet. The average year built is 1965, against 1953 for all disclosed buildings in the city. The largest is Fresh Direct, at 658,066 sq ft.

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Frequently asked questions

How efficient are New York City's food service buildings?

The 33 benchmarked food service buildings in New York City report no ENERGY STAR scores and a site energy-use intensity of 211.5 kBtu/ft² in their latest disclosures under Local Law 84 (LL84).

What is the largest food service building in New York City?

Fresh Direct, with 658,066 sq ft of gross floor area in its latest disclosure.

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, “Food Service buildings in New York City”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/type/food-service (data as of October 2, 2026).