The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave
Museum in New York City, NY · 1109 Fifth Avenue · 10128
At a glance
The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave is a 85,000-square-foot museum building at 1109 Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1908. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 135.5 kBtu/ft² and 958 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 135.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 257.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 958 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,635,385 kWh |
| Natural gas | 59,408 therms |
| Water use | 2,804 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 85,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3959959:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 135.5 kBtu/ft² | 958 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 170.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,098 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 184.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,022 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
- 1109 Fifth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10128
- Coordinates
- 40.78530, -73.95726
Within ~1 km
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How does The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave 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 135.5 kBtu/ft² is about 21% above 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 11.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 85,000 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 131,184 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1932).
How has The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 184.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 135.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,022 tCO₂e to 958 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 135.5 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. The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave's 135.5 kBtu/ft² across 85,000 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,375 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 257.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,635,385 kWh of electricity, 59,408 therms of natural gas and 2,804 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave to report its energy use?
The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave 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:3959959:2024). 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 The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave's energy grade?
The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 135.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 135.5 kBtu/ft² (257.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,000 sq ft, including 1,635,385 kWh of electricity and 59,408 therms of natural gas.
What are The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave's carbon emissions?
The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave reported 958 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave?
The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave is at 1109 Fifth Avenue, in New York City, New York 10128. Its coordinates are 40.78530, -73.95726 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave and when was it built?
The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave has 85,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave 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, “The Jewish Museum - 1109 Fifth Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-jewish-museum-1109-fifth-ave-35f3f437 (data as of October 2, 2026).