Movie Theater buildings in New York City
37 movie theater buildings benchmarked under Local Law 84 (LL84), graded by ENERGY STAR score.
At a glance
37 movie theater buildings in New York City disclose their energy use under Local Law 84 (LL84), 0% of the city's 48,310 benchmarked buildings and its 44th-largest property type. They average a site EUI of 80.1 kBtu/ft².
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Most efficient
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
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Largest
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 445 Gold St | –— | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,421,596 sq ft |
| 8000 Cooper Avenue | –— | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,004,200 sq ft |
| 70-24 - 70-70 83 St (81-80 Cooper Ave) | –— | 44.6 kBtu/ft² | 275,963 sq ft |
| Union Square South - Commercial | –— | 181.7 kBtu/ft² | 236,215 sq ft |
| UNION SQ 14 | –— | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 236,215 sq ft |
| 243 West 42nd Street | –— | 194.8 kBtu/ft² | 211,596 sq ft |
| MD Carlisle Realty - 303 East 30th Street | –— | 135.8 kBtu/ft² | 173,364 sq ft |
| Court Street | –— | 12.4 kBtu/ft² | 141,378 sq ft |
| 05520 - Empire 25 | –— | 94.4 kBtu/ft² | 140,510 sq ft |
| Blumenfeld: 165 Bricktown Way | –— | 40.1 kBtu/ft² | 105,591 sq ft |
How do New York City's movie theater buildings compare with the rest of the city?
Average site EUI is 80.1 kBtu/ft², roughly in line with the city's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across all property types. Emissions intensity averages 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft², about 30% above the citywide 5.7. Together they reported 35,526 tCO₂e in their latest years, 0% of the city's disclosed building emissions.
How do New York City's movie theater buildings compare nationally?
Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers there are 245 movie theater buildings, averaging an ENERGY STAR score of 92 and a site EUI of 73.0 kBtu/ft². New York City has the 2nd-most movie theater buildings of the 2 jurisdictions with at least 25.
How big and how old are New York City's movie theater buildings?
The average movie theater building here has 153,420 sq ft of floor area, about 38% above the citywide average of 111,236 sq ft. Together they cover 5.7 million square feet. The average year built is 1972, against 1953 for all disclosed buildings in the city. The largest is 445 Gold St, at 1,421,596 sq ft.
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Frequently asked questions
How efficient are New York City's movie theater buildings?
The 37 benchmarked movie theater buildings in New York City report no ENERGY STAR scores and a site energy-use intensity of 80.1 kBtu/ft² in their latest disclosures under Local Law 84 (LL84).
What is the largest movie theater building in New York City?
445 Gold St, with 1,421,596 sq ft of gross floor area in its latest disclosure.
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, “Movie Theater buildings in New York City”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/type/movie-theater (data as of October 2, 2026).