New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery
Museum in New York City, NY · 235 Bowery · 10002
At a glance
New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery is a 56,344-square-foot museum building in New York City, New York, built in 2006. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 231.0 kBtu/ft² and 915 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 231.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 444.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 915 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 16.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,914,220 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 56,344 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:19478671:2022 |
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
- 235 Bowery
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.72242, -73.99322
Within ~1 km
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How does New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery 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 231.0 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 16.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,344 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 75 years later than the group's average year built (1932).
What does a site EUI of 231.0 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. New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery's 231.0 kBtu/ft² across 56,344 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,814 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 444.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,914,220 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery to report its energy use?
New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:19478671:2022). 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 New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery's energy grade?
New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 231.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 231.0 kBtu/ft² (444.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,344 sq ft, including 1,914,220 kWh of electricity.
What are New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery's carbon emissions?
New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery reported 915 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (16.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery?
New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery is in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.72242, -73.99322 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery and when was it built?
New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery has 56,344 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “New Museum - 231 + 235 Bowery, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/new-museum-231-235-bowery-122f3e3b (data as of October 2, 2026).