Center for Jewish History Campus
Mixed Use Property in New York City, NY · 15 West 16th St · 10011
At a glance
Center for Jewish History Campus is a 135,725-square-foot mixed use property building at 15 West 16th St in New York City, New York, built in 1963. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.2 kBtu/ft² and 742 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 742 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,696,152 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,364 therms |
| Gross floor area | 135,725 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:16880240:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 742 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 52.5 kBtu/ft² | 698 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 70.9 kBtu/ft² | 699 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
- 15 West 16th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73768, -73.99345
Within ~1 km
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How does Center for Jewish History Campus compare with other mixed use property buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 395 mixed use property buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 53.2 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 92.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 135,725 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 224,815 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1958). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Center for Jewish History Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Center for Jewish History Campus, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 53.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 699 tCO₂e to 742 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 53.2 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. Center for Jewish History Campus's 53.2 kBtu/ft² across 135,725 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,116 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 130.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,696,152 kWh of electricity and 14,364 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Center for Jewish History Campus to report its energy use?
Center for Jewish History Campus 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:16880240:2024). 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 Center for Jewish History Campus's energy grade?
Center for Jewish History Campus did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Center for Jewish History Campus use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.2 kBtu/ft² (130.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 135,725 sq ft, including 1,696,152 kWh of electricity and 14,364 therms of natural gas.
What are Center for Jewish History Campus's carbon emissions?
Center for Jewish History Campus reported 742 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Center for Jewish History Campus?
Center for Jewish History Campus is at 15 West 16th St, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73768, -73.99345 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Center for Jewish History Campus and when was it built?
Center for Jewish History Campus has 135,725 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Center for Jewish History Campus 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, “Center for Jewish History Campus, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/center-for-jewish-history-campus-76d8f0f3 (data as of October 2, 2026).