548 West 22nd Street
Museum in New York City, NY · 548 WEST 22 STREET · 10011
At a glance
548 West 22nd Street is a 38,100-square-foot museum building at 548 WEST 22 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1944. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.9 kBtu/ft² and 175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 175 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 445,526 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 38,100 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10497534:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 43.5 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
- 548 WEST 22 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74768, -74.00624
Within ~1 km
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How does 548 West 22nd 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 39.9 kBtu/ft² is about 64% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,100 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1944, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has 548 West 22nd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 548 West 22nd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 43.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 39.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 175 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 39.9 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. 548 West 22nd Street's 39.9 kBtu/ft² across 38,100 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (446 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 445,526 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 548 West 22nd Street to report its energy use?
548 West 22nd 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:10497534:2024). 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 548 West 22nd Street's energy grade?
548 West 22nd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 548 West 22nd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.9 kBtu/ft² (111.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,100 sq ft, including 445,526 kWh of electricity.
What are 548 West 22nd Street's carbon emissions?
548 West 22nd Street reported 175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 548 West 22nd Street?
548 West 22nd Street is at 548 WEST 22 STREET, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74768, -74.00624 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 548 West 22nd Street and when was it built?
548 West 22nd Street has 38,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1944 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 548 West 22nd 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, “548 West 22nd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/548-west-22nd-street-6e81d68a (data as of October 2, 2026).