UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue

How does UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue 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. UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 3 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 95.5 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 148% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 83,032 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 20 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 UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 4. Site EUI moved from 81.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 95.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 536 tCO₂e to 722 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 3 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 3 means the building performs better than about 3% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 3 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 72 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. UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue's 95.5 kBtu/ft² across 83,032 sq ft works out to about 7.9 billion Btu (2,324 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 166.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 956,563 kWh of electricity and 562 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue to report its energy use?

UPS North Atlantic District: 545 Brush Avenue 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:16897844:2024). 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.