257 Washington Avenue
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 11205
At a glance
257 Washington Avenue is a 29,250-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 0.0 kBtu/ft² and 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 0.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 0.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 0 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 0 kWh |
| Water use | 0 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,250 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12063990:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | 0 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
- 257 Washington Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11205
- Coordinates
- 40.69097, -73.96639
Within ~1 km
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How does 257 Washington Avenue 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 0.0 kBtu/ft² is about 100% 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 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 100% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,250 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 7 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 257 Washington Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 257 Washington Avenue, covering report years 2022–2023.
What does a site EUI of 0.0 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. 257 Washington Avenue's 0.0 kBtu/ft² across 29,250 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (0 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 0.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is different. The disclosure also reports 0 kWh of electricity and 0 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 257 Washington Avenue to report its energy use?
257 Washington Avenue 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:12063990:2023). 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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- 55 - St Brigid Church· 28,564 sq ft · score 10 (D)
- Christ Temple of the Apostolic Faith Inc.· 28,536 sq ft · score 41 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 257 Washington Avenue's energy grade?
257 Washington Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 0.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 257 Washington Avenue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 0.0 kBtu/ft² (0.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,250 sq ft, including 0 kWh of electricity.
What are 257 Washington Avenue's carbon emissions?
257 Washington Avenue reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 257 Washington Avenue?
257 Washington Avenue is in New York City, New York 11205. Its coordinates are 40.69097, -73.96639 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 257 Washington Avenue and when was it built?
257 Washington Avenue has 29,250 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 257 Washington Avenue 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, “257 Washington Avenue, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/257-washington-avenue-e91e13a4 (data as of October 2, 2026).