05520 - Empire 25
Movie Theater in New York City, NY · 234 W. 42nd Street · 10036
At a glance
05520 - Empire 25 is a 140,510-square-foot movie theater building at 234 W. 42nd Street in New York City, New York, built in 1990. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 94.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,526 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 94.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 264.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,526 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,886,196 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 140,510 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5036339:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 94.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,526 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 90.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,386 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 91.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,326 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
- 234 W. 42nd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75675, -73.98866
Within ~1 km
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How does 05520 - Empire 25 compare with other movie theater buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 37 movie theater buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 94.4 kBtu/ft² is about 18% above the average of 80.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 140,510 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 153,420 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 movie theater buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 92 and a site EUI of 73.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 05520 - Empire 25's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 05520 - Empire 25, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 91.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 94.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,326 tCO₂e to 1,526 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does a site EUI of 94.4 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. 05520 - Empire 25's 94.4 kBtu/ft² across 140,510 sq ft works out to about 13.3 billion Btu (3,887 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 264.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,886,196 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 05520 - Empire 25 to report its energy use?
05520 - Empire 25 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:5036339:2024). 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 05520 - Empire 25's energy grade?
05520 - Empire 25 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 94.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 05520 - Empire 25 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 94.4 kBtu/ft² (264.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 140,510 sq ft, including 3,886,196 kWh of electricity.
What are 05520 - Empire 25's carbon emissions?
05520 - Empire 25 reported 1,526 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 05520 - Empire 25?
05520 - Empire 25 is at 234 W. 42nd Street, in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75675, -73.98866 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 05520 - Empire 25 and when was it built?
05520 - Empire 25 has 140,510 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as movie theater.
Is 05520 - Empire 25 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, “05520 - Empire 25, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/05520-empire-25-b6c2f136 (data as of October 2, 2026).