Childrens Museum of Manhattan
Museum in New York City, NY · 212 West 83 Street · 10024
At a glance
Childrens Museum of Manhattan is a 33,000-square-foot museum building at 212 West 83 Street in New York City, New York, built in 2006. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.1 kBtu/ft² and 301 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 90.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 197.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 301 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 574,759 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 961 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:22256137:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 90.1 kBtu/ft² | 301 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 88.7 kBtu/ft² | 287 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 83.4 kBtu/ft² | 225 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
- 212 West 83 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78595, -73.97696
Within ~1 km
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How does Childrens Museum of Manhattan 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 90.1 kBtu/ft² is about 19% 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 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,000 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 75 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has Childrens Museum of Manhattan's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Childrens Museum of Manhattan, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 83.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 225 tCO₂e to 301 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).
What does a site EUI of 90.1 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. Childrens Museum of Manhattan's 90.1 kBtu/ft² across 33,000 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (871 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 197.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 574,759 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 961 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Childrens Museum of Manhattan to report its energy use?
Childrens Museum of Manhattan 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:22256137:2024). 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 Childrens Museum of Manhattan's energy grade?
Childrens Museum of Manhattan did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Childrens Museum of Manhattan use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.1 kBtu/ft² (197.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,000 sq ft, including 574,759 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Childrens Museum of Manhattan's carbon emissions?
Childrens Museum of Manhattan reported 301 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Childrens Museum of Manhattan?
Childrens Museum of Manhattan is at 212 West 83 Street, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78595, -73.97696 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Childrens Museum of Manhattan and when was it built?
Childrens Museum of Manhattan has 33,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Childrens Museum of Manhattan 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, “Childrens Museum of Manhattan, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/childrens-museum-of-manhattan-d9e58aa3 (data as of October 2, 2026).