96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 120 W 60th St · 10019
At a glance
96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle is a 47,121-square-foot worship facility at 120 W 60th St in New York City, New York, built in 1885. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 120.4 kBtu/ft² and 424 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% 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 | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 120.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 199.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 424 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 578,681 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,982 therms |
| Water use | 231 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 47,121 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2812870:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 1 | ±0 | 120.4 kBtu/ft² | 424 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 1 | 127.7 kBtu/ft² | 463 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
- 120 W 60th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.77020, -73.98515
Within ~1 km
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How does 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle 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. 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 120.4 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 9.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,121 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1885, 52 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 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2023 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 127.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 120.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 463 tCO₂e to 424 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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. 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle's 120.4 kBtu/ft² across 47,121 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,663 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 199.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 578,681 kWh of electricity, 36,982 therms of natural gas and 231 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle to report its energy use?
96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle 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:2812870:2024). 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 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle's energy grade?
96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle scores 1 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 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 120.4 kBtu/ft² (199.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,121 sq ft, including 578,681 kWh of electricity and 36,982 therms of natural gas.
What are 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle's carbon emissions?
96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle reported 424 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle?
96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle is at 120 W 60th St, in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.77020, -73.98515 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle and when was it built?
96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle has 47,121 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1885 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle 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, “96 - Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/96-church-of-st-paul-the-apostle-40c3c81b (data as of October 2, 2026).