539 WEST 54 STREET
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
539 WEST 54 STREET is a 30,120-square-foot worship facility in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 0.2 kBtu/ft² and 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 97% of the 224 scored worship facility buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 0.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 0.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 0 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 920 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 30,120 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21971292:2022 |
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
- 539 WEST 54 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76794, -73.99175
Within ~1 km
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How does 539 WEST 54 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. 539 WEST 54 STREET's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 97% of them. Its site EUI of 0.2 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 30,120 sq ft, it is about 33% 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 539 WEST 54 STREET's 0.2 kBtu/ft² across 30,120 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (2 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 0.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 920 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 539 WEST 54 STREET to report its energy use?
539 WEST 54 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:21971292:2022). 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
- The Shin Kwang Church of New York· 30,075 sq ft · score 67 (C)
- 52 - St Anthony Padua· 30,025 sq ft · score 67 (C)
- The Unity Center of New York City· 29,890 sq ft · score 81 (B)
- 220-15 HORACE HARDING EXPRESSWAY· 29,772 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- HaKnesiah Presbyterian Church· 29,772 sq ft · EUI 28.8 kBtu/ft²
- 0213 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Church· 29,720 sq ft
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Frequently asked questions
What is 539 WEST 54 STREET's energy grade?
539 WEST 54 STREET scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 539 WEST 54 STREET use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 0.2 kBtu/ft² (0.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,120 sq ft, including 920 kWh of electricity.
What are 539 WEST 54 STREET's carbon emissions?
539 WEST 54 STREET reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 539 WEST 54 STREET?
539 WEST 54 STREET is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76794, -73.99175 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 539 WEST 54 STREET and when was it built?
539 WEST 54 STREET has 30,120 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 539 WEST 54 STREET covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “539 WEST 54 STREET, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/539-west-54-street-b3bff8f5 (data as of October 2, 2026).