CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage
Museum in New York City, NY · 36 Battery Pl · 10280
At a glance
CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage is a 110,000-square-foot museum building at 36 Battery Pl in New York City, New York, built in 1997. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 133.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 133.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 372.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,694 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 15.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,277,808 kWh |
| Water use | 1,626 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 110,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355389:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 133.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,694 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 127.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,519 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 131.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,219 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
- 36 Battery Pl
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10280
- Coordinates
- 40.70581, -74.01800
Within ~1 km
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How does CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage 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 133.8 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 15.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 66% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 110,000 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 66 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 131.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 133.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,219 tCO₂e to 1,694 tCO₂e over the same span (up 39%).
What does a site EUI of 133.8 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 > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage's 133.8 kBtu/ft² across 110,000 sq ft works out to about 14.7 billion Btu (4,313 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 372.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,277,808 kWh of electricity and 1,626 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage to report its energy use?
CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage 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:21355389:2024). 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 > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage's energy grade?
CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 133.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 133.8 kBtu/ft² (372.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 110,000 sq ft, including 4,277,808 kWh of electricity.
What are CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage's carbon emissions?
CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage reported 1,694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (15.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage?
CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage is at 36 Battery Pl, in New York City, New York 10280. Its coordinates are 40.70581, -74.01800 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage and when was it built?
CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage has 110,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is CIG > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage 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 > MJH_4426_Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cig-mjh-4426-museum-of-jewish-heritage-0ab093bf (data as of October 2, 2026).