DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Other - Education in New York City, NY · 49-55 West 110th St · 10026
At a glance
DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is a 3,852-square-foot other - education building at 49-55 West 110th 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 135.8 kBtu/ft² and 38 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 135.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 219.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 38 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 49,429 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,545 therms |
| Gross floor area | 3,852 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:60420994:2024 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 49-55 West 110th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10026
- Coordinates
- 40.79780, -73.95137
Within ~1 km
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How does DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center compare with other other - education buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 38 other - education buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 135.8 kBtu/ft² is about 41% above the average of 96.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 3,852 sq ft, it is about 94% below the average floor area of 63,352 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1961).
What does a site EUI of 135.8 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. DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center's 135.8 kBtu/ft² across 3,852 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (153 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 219.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 49,429 kWh of electricity and 3,545 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center to report its energy use?
DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery 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:60420994:2024). 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 DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center's energy grade?
DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 135.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 135.8 kBtu/ft² (219.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 3,852 sq ft, including 49,429 kWh of electricity and 3,545 therms of natural gas.
What are DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center's carbon emissions?
DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center reported 38 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center?
DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is at 49-55 West 110th St, in New York City, New York 10026. Its coordinates are 40.79780, -73.95137 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center and when was it built?
DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center has 3,852 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 - education.
Is DPR_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery 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_3544_Central Park: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dpr-3544-central-park-charles-a-dana-discovery-center-7821e4a5 (data as of October 2, 2026).