1531 48th Street
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 1533 48 ST · 11219
At a glance
1531 48th Street is a 31,000-square-foot worship facility at 1533 48 ST in New York City, New York, built in 1967. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 12 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 83.3 kBtu/ft² and 216 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 12 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 83.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 158.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 216 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 371,049 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,157 therms |
| Water use | 4,192 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6261068:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 12 | +5 | 83.3 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 7 | -2 | 98.0 kBtu/ft² | 246 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | 97.9 kBtu/ft² | 207 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
- 1533 48 ST
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11219
- Coordinates
- 40.63243, -73.98629
Within ~1 km
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How does 1531 48th 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. 1531 48th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 83.3 kBtu/ft² is about 33% 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 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 51% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,000 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 30 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 1531 48th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1531 48th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2022 to 12 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 97.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 83.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 207 tCO₂e to 216 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 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 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 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. 1531 48th Street's 83.3 kBtu/ft² across 31,000 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (757 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 158.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 371,049 kWh of electricity, 13,157 therms of natural gas and 4,192 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1531 48th Street to report its energy use?
1531 48th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:6261068:2024). 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 1531 48th Street's energy grade?
1531 48th Street scores 12 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1531 48th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 83.3 kBtu/ft² (158.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,000 sq ft, including 371,049 kWh of electricity and 13,157 therms of natural gas.
What are 1531 48th Street's carbon emissions?
1531 48th Street reported 216 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1531 48th Street?
1531 48th Street is at 1533 48 ST, in New York City, New York 11219. Its coordinates are 40.63243, -73.98629 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1531 48th Street and when was it built?
1531 48th Street has 31,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 1531 48th Street 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, “1531 48th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1531-48th-street-a7c6716e (data as of October 2, 2026).