DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center
Other - Recreation in New York City, NY · Mid Central Park at 81st St · 10024
At a glance
DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center is a 5,587-square-foot other - recreation building at Mid Central Park at 81st St 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 45.9 kBtu/ft² and 20 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 20 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 10,326 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 5,587 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:60420992:2024 |
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
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Location
- Address
- Mid Central Park at 81st St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78237, -73.96524
Within ~1 km
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How does DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center compare with other other - recreation buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 264 other - recreation buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.9 kBtu/ft² is about 72% below the average of 166.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 72% below the group average of 13.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 5,587 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 27,514 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 45.9 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. DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center's 45.9 kBtu/ft² across 5,587 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (75 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,326 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center to report its energy use?
DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center 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:60420992:2024). 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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- DPR_3540_Central Park: Tennis House· 5,407 sq ft · EUI 197.2 kBtu/ft²
- DPR_3537_Central Park: Bethesda Terrace Comfort Station· 5,295 sq ft · EUI 54.4 kBtu/ft²
- DPR_3827_Rockaway Beach 106th St PRB· 5,208 sq ft · EUI 45.2 kBtu/ft²
- Benchmarking Group - 69· 4,340 sq ft · EUI 37.1 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center's energy grade?
DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.9 kBtu/ft² (57.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 5,587 sq ft, including 10,326 kWh of electricity.
What are DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center's carbon emissions?
DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center reported 20 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center?
DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center is at Mid Central Park at 81st St, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78237, -73.96524 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center and when was it built?
DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center has 5,587 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center 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, “DPR_3535_Central Park-Belvedere Castle Visitor Center, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dpr-3535-central-park-belvedere-castle-visitor-center-46bd0158 (data as of October 2, 2026).