Abrons Art Center
Performing Arts in New York City, NY · 466 Grand Street · 10002
At a glance
Abrons Art Center is a 52,664-square-foot performing arts building at 466 Grand Street in New York City, New York, built in 1973. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 144.9 kBtu/ft² and 536 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 144.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 222.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 536 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 615,828 kWh |
| Natural gas | 55,301 therms |
| Water use | 1,243 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 52,664 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6787807:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 144.9 kBtu/ft² | 536 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 168.9 kBtu/ft² | 468 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 209.0 kBtu/ft² | 500 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
- 466 Grand Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.71516, -73.98404
Within ~1 km
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How does Abrons Art Center 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 144.9 kBtu/ft² is about 68% above the average of 86.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,664 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 110,748 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1935).
How has Abrons Art Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Abrons Art Center, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 209.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 144.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 500 tCO₂e to 536 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 144.9 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. Abrons Art Center's 144.9 kBtu/ft² across 52,664 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,236 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 222.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 615,828 kWh of electricity, 55,301 therms of natural gas and 1,243 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Abrons Art Center to report its energy use?
Abrons Art Center 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:6787807:2024). 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 Abrons Art Center's energy grade?
Abrons Art Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 144.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Abrons Art Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 144.9 kBtu/ft² (222.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,664 sq ft, including 615,828 kWh of electricity and 55,301 therms of natural gas.
What are Abrons Art Center's carbon emissions?
Abrons Art Center reported 536 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Abrons Art Center?
Abrons Art Center is at 466 Grand Street, in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.71516, -73.98404 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Abrons Art Center and when was it built?
Abrons Art Center has 52,664 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as performing arts.
Is Abrons Art Center 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, “Abrons Art Center, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/abrons-art-center-5ea7a77c (data as of October 2, 2026).