The National Arts Club
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 15 East 20 Street · 10003
At a glance
The National Arts Club is a 85,279-square-foot multifamily housing building at 15 East 20 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1844. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.5 kBtu/ft² and 543 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 543 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 469,120 kWh |
| Natural gas | 184 therms |
| Gross floor area | 85,279 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15746137:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 543 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 82.2 kBtu/ft² | 570 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 91.1 kBtu/ft² | 580 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
- 15 East 20 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73906, -73.98947
Within ~1 km
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How does The National Arts Club compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 75.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 85,279 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1844, 108 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has The National Arts Club's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for The National Arts Club, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 91.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 580 tCO₂e to 543 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 75.5 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 National Arts Club's 75.5 kBtu/ft² across 85,279 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,887 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 469,120 kWh of electricity and 184 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The National Arts Club to report its energy use?
The National Arts Club 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:15746137:2024). 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 National Arts Club's energy grade?
The National Arts Club did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The National Arts Club use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.5 kBtu/ft² (109.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,279 sq ft, including 469,120 kWh of electricity and 184 therms of natural gas.
What are The National Arts Club's carbon emissions?
The National Arts Club reported 543 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The National Arts Club?
The National Arts Club is at 15 East 20 Street, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73906, -73.98947 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The National Arts Club and when was it built?
The National Arts Club has 85,279 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1844 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The National Arts Club 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 National Arts Club, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-national-arts-club-caed4108 (data as of October 2, 2026).