540 West 25 Street
Museum in New York City, NY · 534 West 25 Street · 10001
At a glance
540 West 25 Street is a 47,330-square-foot museum building at 534 West 25 Street in New York City, New York, built in 2017. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 144.7 kBtu/ft² and 656 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 144.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 326.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 656 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,381,472 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,351 therms |
| Water use | 1,194 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 47,330 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26616431:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 144.7 kBtu/ft² | 656 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 138.9 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 99.2 kBtu/ft² | 397 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
- 534 West 25 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.74954, -74.00460
Within ~1 km
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How does 540 West 25 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 144.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 49% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,330 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 86 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has 540 West 25 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 540 West 25 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 99.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 144.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 46% increase. Reported emissions went from 397 tCO₂e to 656 tCO₂e over the same span (up 65%).
What does a site EUI of 144.7 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. 540 West 25 Street's 144.7 kBtu/ft² across 47,330 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (2,007 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 326.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,381,472 kWh of electricity, 21,351 therms of natural gas and 1,194 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 540 West 25 Street to report its energy use?
540 West 25 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:26616431:2024). 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 540 West 25 Street's energy grade?
540 West 25 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 144.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 540 West 25 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 144.7 kBtu/ft² (326.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,330 sq ft, including 1,381,472 kWh of electricity and 21,351 therms of natural gas.
What are 540 West 25 Street's carbon emissions?
540 West 25 Street reported 656 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 540 West 25 Street?
540 West 25 Street is at 534 West 25 Street, in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.74954, -74.00460 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 540 West 25 Street and when was it built?
540 West 25 Street has 47,330 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2017 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 540 West 25 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, “540 West 25 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/540-west-25-street-5ac7e593 (data as of October 2, 2026).