Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st
Office in New York City, NY · 211 CENTRE STREET · 10013
At a glance
Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st is a 46,700-square-foot office building at 211 CENTRE STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 48.8 kBtu/ft² and 201 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 74% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 48.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 201 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 225,976 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 46,700 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6582072:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 90 | +1 | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 89 | +4 | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 198 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 85 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 203 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
- 211 CENTRE STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.71927, -73.99896
Within ~1 km
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How does Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 74% of them and lower than 23%. Its site EUI of 48.8 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 46,700 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2022 to 90 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 48.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 203 tCO₂e to 201 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st's 48.8 kBtu/ft² across 46,700 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (668 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 225,976 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st to report its energy use?
Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st 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:6582072:2024). 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 Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st's energy grade?
Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st scores 90 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.8 kBtu/ft² (78.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,700 sq ft, including 225,976 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st's carbon emissions?
Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st reported 201 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st?
Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st is at 211 CENTRE STREET, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71927, -73.99896 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st and when was it built?
Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st has 46,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st 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, “Museum Of Chinese In America - 215 Centre st, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/museum-of-chinese-in-america-215-centre-st-0a97ac05 (data as of October 2, 2026).