Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St)
Performing Arts in New York City, NY · 240 W 43rd St. · 10036
At a glance
Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) is a 36,000-square-foot performing arts building at 240 W 43rd St. in New York City, New York, built in 2000. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 124.4 kBtu/ft² and 444 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 124.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 292.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 444 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 974,306 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,555 therms |
| Gross floor area | 36,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25970071:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 124.4 kBtu/ft² | 444 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 99.1 kBtu/ft² | 355 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 84.2 kBtu/ft² | 256 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
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Location
- Address
- 240 W 43rd St.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75721, -73.98767
Within ~1 km
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How does Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) compare with other performing arts buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 107 performing arts buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 124.4 kBtu/ft² is about 44% above the average of 86.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,000 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 110,748 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 65 years later than the group's average year built (1935).
How has Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 84.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 124.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 48% increase. Reported emissions went from 256 tCO₂e to 444 tCO₂e over the same span (up 73%).
What does a site EUI of 124.4 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. Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St)'s 124.4 kBtu/ft² across 36,000 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,312 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 292.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 974,306 kWh of electricity and 11,555 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) to report its energy use?
Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd 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:25970071:2024). 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.
More performing arts buildings in New York City
- Imperial Theatre· 35,935 sq ft · EUI 102.6 kBtu/ft²
- 3485-91 3rd Ave· 35,000 sq ft · EUI 90.3 kBtu/ft²
- Lunt-Fontanne Theatre· 34,000 sq ft · EUI 81.5 kBtu/ft²
- Lunt Theatre Company· 34,000 sq ft · EUI 119.1 kBtu/ft²
- St. James Theatre· 33,980 sq ft · EUI 109.5 kBtu/ft²
- Greenwich: 27 Barrow St.· 33,709 sq ft · EUI 53.2 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St)'s energy grade?
Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 124.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 124.4 kBtu/ft² (292.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,000 sq ft, including 974,306 kWh of electricity and 11,555 therms of natural gas.
What are Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St)'s carbon emissions?
Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) reported 444 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St)?
Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) is at 240 W 43rd St., in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75721, -73.98767 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) and when was it built?
Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St) has 36,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as performing arts.
Is Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd 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, “Site 5 - The New 42nd Street - AA/Selwyn Theatre (240 W 43rd St), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/site-5-the-new-42nd-street-aa-selwyn-theatre-240-w-43rd-st-c1a8f297 (data as of October 2, 2026).