Museum buildings in New York City
76 museum buildings benchmarked under Local Law 84 (LL84), graded by ENERGY STAR score.
At a glance
76 museum 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 35th-largest property type. They average a site EUI of 111.6 kBtu/ft².
Top of the class
Most efficient
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
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Least efficient
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Largest
| Building | Score | Site EUI | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIG MMA_4427_Metropolitan Museum of Art | –— | 169.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,153,282 sq ft |
| CIG > AMNH_50_American Museum of Natural History | –— | 117.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,820,000 sq ft |
| Museum of Modern Art Campus | –— | 183.1 kBtu/ft² | 738,000 sq ft |
| Benchmarking Group - 213 | –— | 136.1 kBtu/ft² | 592,189 sq ft |
| CIG > BKM_206_Brooklyn Museum | –— | 136.8 kBtu/ft² | 550,409 sq ft |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | –— | 177.9 kBtu/ft² | 220,000 sq ft |
| 35 West 53rd Street | –— | — | 200,000 sq ft |
| The Morgan Library and Museum | –— | 150.8 kBtu/ft² | 186,440 sq ft |
| CIG > NYHS_4692_New York Hall of Science | –— | 86.7 kBtu/ft² | 172,000 sq ft |
| 170 Central Park West | –— | 210.4 kBtu/ft² | 155,933 sq ft |
How do New York City's museum buildings compare with the rest of the city?
Average site EUI is 111.6 kBtu/ft², about 45% above the city's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across all property types. Emissions intensity averages 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft², about 63% above the citywide 5.7. Together they reported 113,721 tCO₂e in their latest years, 0% of the city's disclosed building emissions.
How do New York City's museum buildings compare nationally?
New York City has the most museum buildings of the 2 jurisdictions with at least 25.
How big and how old are New York City's museum buildings?
The average museum building here has 131,184 sq ft of floor area, about 18% above the citywide average of 111,236 sq ft. Together they cover 10.0 million square feet. The average year built is 1932, against 1953 for all disclosed buildings in the city. The largest is CIG MMA_4427_Metropolitan Museum of Art, at 2,153,282 sq ft.
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Frequently asked questions
How efficient are New York City's museum buildings?
The 76 benchmarked museum buildings in New York City report no ENERGY STAR scores and a site energy-use intensity of 111.6 kBtu/ft² in their latest disclosures under Local Law 84 (LL84).
What is the largest museum building in New York City?
CIG MMA_4427_Metropolitan Museum of Art, with 2,153,282 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, “Museum buildings in New York City”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/type/museum (data as of October 2, 2026).