136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave)
Museum in New York City, NY · 555 W 24th Street · 10011
At a glance
136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) is a 26,548-square-foot museum building at 555 W 24th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1986. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 69.8 kBtu/ft² and 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 69.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 162.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 183 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 398,270 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,939 therms |
| Water use | 106 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,548 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6178163:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 69.8 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 103.6 kBtu/ft² | 201 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
- 555 W 24th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74909, -74.00540
Within ~1 km
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How does 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) compare with other museum buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 76 museum buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 69.8 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,548 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 55 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 103.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 69.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 201 tCO₂e to 183 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 69.8 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. 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave)'s 69.8 kBtu/ft² across 26,548 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (543 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 162.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 398,270 kWh of electricity, 4,939 therms of natural gas and 106 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) to report its energy use?
136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison 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:6178163:2024). 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 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave)'s energy grade?
136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 69.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 69.8 kBtu/ft² (162.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,548 sq ft, including 398,270 kWh of electricity and 4,939 therms of natural gas.
What are 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave)'s carbon emissions?
136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) reported 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave)?
136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) is at 555 W 24th Street, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74909, -74.00540 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) and when was it built?
136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave) has 26,548 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison 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, “136 Wooster Corp (980 Madison Ave), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/136-wooster-corp-980-madison-ave-b729e848 (data as of October 2, 2026).