108 East 50th Street
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
108 East 50th Street is a 66,705-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1918. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 205.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,149 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 205.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 386.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,149 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 17.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,722,769 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,858 therms |
| Water use | 4,659 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 66,705 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:28114666:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 205.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,149 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 184.6 kBtu/ft² | 878 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
- 108 East 50th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75688, -73.97330
Within ~1 km
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How does 108 East 50th Street 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. Its site EUI of 205.3 kBtu/ft² is about 228% above the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 17.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 274% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,705 sq ft, it is about 49% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1918, 19 years earlier 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 108 East 50th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 108 East 50th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 184.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 205.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 878 tCO₂e to 1,149 tCO₂e over the same span (up 31%).
What does a site EUI of 205.3 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. 108 East 50th Street's 205.3 kBtu/ft² across 66,705 sq ft works out to about 13.7 billion Btu (4,013 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 386.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,722,769 kWh of electricity, 6,858 therms of natural gas and 4,659 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 108 East 50th Street to report its energy use?
108 East 50th Street 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:28114666:2023). 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.
More worship facility buildings in New York City
- 42-15 Union Street· 66,189 sq ft · score 53 (D)
- 921 Madison Avenue (Parent Property)· 65,800 sq ft · EUI 110.9 kBtu/ft²
- Holy Family Canarsie Worship Site -Campus (Parent)· 65,065 sq ft · score 39 (D)
- Saint Thomas Church· 64,937 sq ft · score 47 (D)
- 305 East 21st Street· 64,064 sq ft · score 54 (D)
- 110-39 Springfield Boulevard· 63,986 sq ft
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Frequently asked questions
What is 108 East 50th Street's energy grade?
108 East 50th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 205.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 108 East 50th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 205.3 kBtu/ft² (386.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 66,705 sq ft, including 1,722,769 kWh of electricity and 6,858 therms of natural gas.
What are 108 East 50th Street's carbon emissions?
108 East 50th Street reported 1,149 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (17.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 108 East 50th Street?
108 East 50th Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75688, -73.97330 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 108 East 50th Street and when was it built?
108 East 50th Street has 66,705 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1918 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 108 East 50th Street 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, “108 East 50th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/108-east-50th-street-c4015e81 (data as of October 2, 2026).