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World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave,

Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 137 Lake Avenue / 125 Lake · 10303

At a glance

World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, is a 166,543-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 137 Lake Avenue / 125 Lake in New York City, New York, built in 1945. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 24.8 kBtu/ft² and 410 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
24.8
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
410
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
2.5
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
166,543
sq ft
Year built
1945
vintage

Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI24.8 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI58.4 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions410 tCO₂e
GHG intensity2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity902,094 kWh
Natural gas10,480 therms
Gross floor area166,543 sq ft
Source recordnyc:6272067:2024

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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
137 Lake Avenue / 125 Lake
State
New York
ZIP
10303

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How does World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, 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 24.8 kBtu/ft² is about 76% below the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 68% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 166,543 sq ft, it is about 90% above the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1945, 4 years earlier 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.

What does a site EUI of 24.8 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. World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave,'s 24.8 kBtu/ft² across 166,543 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,210 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 58.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 902,094 kWh of electricity and 10,480 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, to report its energy use?

World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake 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:6272067:2024). 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 World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave,'s energy grade?

World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 24.8 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 24.8 kBtu/ft² (58.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 166,543 sq ft, including 902,094 kWh of electricity and 10,480 therms of natural gas.

What are World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave,'s carbon emissions?

World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, reported 410 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave,?

World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, is at 137 Lake Avenue / 125 Lake, in New York City, New York 10303.

How big is World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, and when was it built?

World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave, has 166,543 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1945 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.

Is World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake 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, “World Wide Plumbing 137 Lake Ave,, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/world-wide-plumbing-137-lake-ave-0e137992 (data as of October 2, 2026).