405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)
Performing Arts in New York City, NY · 841 9 Avenue · 10019
At a glance
405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) is a 105,663-square-foot performing arts building at 841 9 Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 2003. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 83.9 kBtu/ft² and 783 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 83.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 171.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 783 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,477,237 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,245 therms |
| Water use | 1,843 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 105,663 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6788968:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 783 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 93.2 kBtu/ft² | 751 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 99.0 kBtu/ft² | 659 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
- 841 9 Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76671, -73.98660
Within ~1 km
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How does 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) compare with other performing arts buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 107 performing arts buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 83.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 86.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,663 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 110,748 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 68 years later than the group's average year built (1935).
How has 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 99.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 83.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 659 tCO₂e to 783 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does a site EUI of 83.9 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. 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)'s 83.9 kBtu/ft² across 105,663 sq ft works out to about 8.9 billion Btu (2,598 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 171.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,477,237 kWh of electricity, 38,245 therms of natural gas and 1,843 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) to report its energy use?
405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) 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:6788968:2024). 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 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)'s energy grade?
405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 83.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 83.9 kBtu/ft² (171.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,663 sq ft, including 1,477,237 kWh of electricity and 38,245 therms of natural gas.
What are 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)'s carbon emissions?
405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) reported 783 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)?
405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) is at 841 9 Avenue, in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76671, -73.98660 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) and when was it built?
405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) has 105,663 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as performing arts.
Is 405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) 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, “405 West 55th Street (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/405-west-55th-street-alvin-ailey-american-dance-theatre-575d9cc8 (data as of October 2, 2026).