CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters
Museum in New York City, NY · 799 Ft Washington Ave · 10040
At a glance
CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters is a 105,000-square-foot museum building at 799 Ft Washington Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1938. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 67.0 kBtu/ft² and 809 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 67.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 187.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 809 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,060,971 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 105,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355004:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 67.0 kBtu/ft² | 809 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 716 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 569 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
- 799 Ft Washington Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10040
- Coordinates
- 40.85901, -73.93431
Within ~1 km
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How does CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters 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 67.0 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,000 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1938, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 64.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 67.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 569 tCO₂e to 809 tCO₂e over the same span (up 42%).
What does a site EUI of 67.0 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 > MMA_4430_The Cloisters's 67.0 kBtu/ft² across 105,000 sq ft works out to about 7 billion Btu (2,062 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 187.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,060,971 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters to report its energy use?
CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters 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:21355004:2024). 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 > MMA_4430_The Cloisters's energy grade?
CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 67.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.0 kBtu/ft² (187.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,000 sq ft, including 2,060,971 kWh of electricity.
What are CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters's carbon emissions?
CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters reported 809 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters?
CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters is at 799 Ft Washington Ave, in New York City, New York 10040. Its coordinates are 40.85901, -73.93431 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters and when was it built?
CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters has 105,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1938 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is CIG > MMA_4430_The Cloisters 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 > MMA_4430_The Cloisters, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cig-mma-4430-the-cloisters-9e37b878 (data as of October 2, 2026).