259 West 123 Street
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 10027
At a glance
259 West 123 Street is a 30,300-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 62.6 kBtu/ft² and 158 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% 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 | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 62.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 90.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 158 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 136,058 kWh |
| Natural gas | 756 therms |
| Water use | 1,117 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,300 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:28119921:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 24 | +2 | 62.6 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 22 | +6 | 61.9 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 16 | 78.8 kBtu/ft² | 160 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
- 259 West 123 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.80836, -73.95091
Within ~1 km
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How does 259 West 123 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. 259 West 123 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 62.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,300 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 27 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 259 West 123 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 259 West 123 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2022 to 24 in 2024 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 78.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 160 tCO₂e to 158 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. 259 West 123 Street's 62.6 kBtu/ft² across 30,300 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (556 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 90.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 136,058 kWh of electricity, 756 therms of natural gas and 1,117 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 259 West 123 Street to report its energy use?
259 West 123 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:28119921:2024). 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 259 West 123 Street's energy grade?
259 West 123 Street scores 24 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 259 West 123 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.6 kBtu/ft² (90.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,300 sq ft, including 136,058 kWh of electricity and 756 therms of natural gas.
What are 259 West 123 Street's carbon emissions?
259 West 123 Street reported 158 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 259 West 123 Street?
259 West 123 Street is in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.80836, -73.95091 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 259 West 123 Street and when was it built?
259 West 123 Street has 30,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 259 West 123 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, “259 West 123 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/259-west-123-street-376390c6 (data as of October 2, 2026).