0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 1265 Castleton Ave · 10310
At a glance
0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church is a 30,580-square-foot worship facility at 1265 Castleton Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1969. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 38.5 kBtu/ft² and 75 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 61% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 38.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 53.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 75 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 66,572 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,491 therms |
| Gross floor area | 30,580 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6825366:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
- 1265 Castleton Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10310
- Coordinates
- 40.63396, -74.12470
Within ~1 km
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How does 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 61% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 38.5 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,580 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church, covering report years 2022–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church's 38.5 kBtu/ft² across 30,580 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (345 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 53.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 66,572 kWh of electricity and 9,491 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church to report its energy use?
0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6825366:2023). 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 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church's energy grade?
0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 38.5 kBtu/ft² (53.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,580 sq ft, including 66,572 kWh of electricity and 9,491 therms of natural gas.
What are 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church's carbon emissions?
0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church reported 75 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church?
0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church is at 1265 Castleton Ave, in New York City, New York 10310. Its coordinates are 40.63396, -74.12470 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church and when was it built?
0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church has 30,580 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “0340-Our Lady Mt Carmel - Church, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/0340-our-lady-mt-carmel-church-be4cc43b (data as of October 2, 2026).