CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art
Museum in New York City, NY · 52-01 Grand Central Pkwy · 11368
At a glance
CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art is a 110,000-square-foot museum building at 52-01 Grand Central Pkwy in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 124.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,039 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 124.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 207.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,039 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,423,394 kWh |
| Natural gas | 86,138 therms |
| Gross floor area | 110,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21354422:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 124.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,039 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 143.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,174 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 99.1 kBtu/ft² | 727 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
- 52-01 Grand Central Pkwy
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11368
- Coordinates
- 40.74546, -73.84707
Within ~1 km
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How does CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art 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 124.3 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 9.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with 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 1939, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
How has CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 99.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 124.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 25% increase. Reported emissions went from 727 tCO₂e to 1,039 tCO₂e over the same span (up 43%).
What does a site EUI of 124.3 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 > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art's 124.3 kBtu/ft² across 110,000 sq ft works out to about 13.7 billion Btu (4,007 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 207.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,423,394 kWh of electricity and 86,138 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art to report its energy use?
CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art 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:21354422:2024). 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 > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art's energy grade?
CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 124.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 124.3 kBtu/ft² (207.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 110,000 sq ft, including 1,423,394 kWh of electricity and 86,138 therms of natural gas.
What are CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art's carbon emissions?
CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art reported 1,039 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art?
CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art is at 52-01 Grand Central Pkwy, in New York City, New York 11368. Its coordinates are 40.74546, -73.84707 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art and when was it built?
CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art has 110,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is CIG > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art 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 > QM_3823_Queens Museum of Art, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cig-qm-3823-queens-museum-of-art-88dd84be (data as of October 2, 2026).