25 West 52nd Street
Museum in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
25 West 52nd Street is a 75,806-square-foot museum building in New York City, New York, built in 1991. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 67.6 kBtu/ft² and 590 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 67.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 189.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 590 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,500,837 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 75,806 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14941127:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 590 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 512 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 436 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
- 25 West 52nd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76044, -73.97783
Within ~1 km
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How does 25 West 52nd Street 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 67.6 kBtu/ft² is about 39% 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 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,806 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 60 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has 25 West 52nd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 25 West 52nd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 68.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 436 tCO₂e to 590 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).
What does a site EUI of 67.6 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. 25 West 52nd Street's 67.6 kBtu/ft² across 75,806 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,502 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 189.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,500,837 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 25 West 52nd Street to report its energy use?
25 West 52nd Street 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:14941127:2024). 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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- Asia Society Building and Museum· 54,139 sq ft · EUI 325.6 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 25 West 52nd Street's energy grade?
25 West 52nd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 67.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 25 West 52nd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.6 kBtu/ft² (189.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 75,806 sq ft, including 1,500,837 kWh of electricity.
What are 25 West 52nd Street's carbon emissions?
25 West 52nd Street reported 590 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 25 West 52nd Street?
25 West 52nd Street is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76044, -73.97783 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 25 West 52nd Street and when was it built?
25 West 52nd Street has 75,806 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 25 West 52nd Street 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, “25 West 52nd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/25-west-52nd-street-ed6da96a (data as of October 2, 2026).