CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History
Museum in New York City, NY · 200 Central Park West · 10024
At a glance
CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History is a 1,820,000-square-foot museum building at 200 Central Park West in New York City, New York, built in 1877. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 117.3 kBtu/ft² and 19,228 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 117.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 232.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 19,228 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 30,510,571 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,888 therms |
| Water use | 103,351 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 1,820,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355720:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 117.3 kBtu/ft² | 19,228 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 141.9 kBtu/ft² | 18,535 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 106.5 kBtu/ft² | 12,225 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
- 200 Central Park West
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78131, -73.97225
Within ~1 km
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How does CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History 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 117.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,820,000 sq ft, it is about 1287% above the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1877, 54 years earlier than the group's average year built (1932).
How has CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 106.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 117.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 12,225 tCO₂e to 19,228 tCO₂e over the same span (up 57%).
What does a site EUI of 117.3 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. CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History's 117.3 kBtu/ft² across 1,820,000 sq ft works out to about 213.5 billion Btu (62,567 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 232.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 30,510,571 kWh of electricity, 9,888 therms of natural gas and 103,351 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History to report its energy use?
CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History 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:21355720:2024). 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 CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History's energy grade?
CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 117.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 117.3 kBtu/ft² (232.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,820,000 sq ft, including 30,510,571 kWh of electricity and 9,888 therms of natural gas.
What are CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History's carbon emissions?
CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History reported 19,228 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History?
CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History is at 200 Central Park West, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78131, -73.97225 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History and when was it built?
CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History has 1,820,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1877 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History 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, “CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cig-gt-amnh-50-american-museum-of-natural-history-660c0fac (data as of October 2, 2026).