Asia Society Building and Museum
Museum in New York City, NY · 725 Park Avenue · 10021
At a glance
Asia Society Building and Museum is a 54,139-square-foot museum building at 725 Park Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1980. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 325.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,490 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 325.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 585.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,490 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 27.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,927,299 kWh |
| Natural gas | 377 therms |
| Water use | 7,960 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 54,139 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10821687:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 325.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,490 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 359.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,573 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 316.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,256 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
- 725 Park Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.77003, -73.96459
Within ~1 km
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How does Asia Society Building and Museum 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 325.6 kBtu/ft² is about 192% 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 27.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 196% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,139 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 49 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has Asia Society Building and Museum's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Asia Society Building and Museum, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 316.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 325.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,256 tCO₂e to 1,490 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does a site EUI of 325.6 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. Asia Society Building and Museum's 325.6 kBtu/ft² across 54,139 sq ft works out to about 17.6 billion Btu (5,166 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 585.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,927,299 kWh of electricity, 377 therms of natural gas and 7,960 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Asia Society Building and Museum to report its energy use?
Asia Society Building and Museum 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:10821687:2024). 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 Asia Society Building and Museum's energy grade?
Asia Society Building and Museum did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 325.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Asia Society Building and Museum use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 325.6 kBtu/ft² (585.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,139 sq ft, including 1,927,299 kWh of electricity and 377 therms of natural gas.
What are Asia Society Building and Museum's carbon emissions?
Asia Society Building and Museum reported 1,490 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (27.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Asia Society Building and Museum?
Asia Society Building and Museum is at 725 Park Avenue, in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.77003, -73.96459 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Asia Society Building and Museum and when was it built?
Asia Society Building and Museum has 54,139 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Asia Society Building and Museum 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, “Asia Society Building and Museum, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/asia-society-building-and-museum-42bc6476 (data as of October 2, 2026).