Church House Main
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 75 Hicks Street · 11201
At a glance
Church House Main is a 31,387-square-foot worship facility at 75 Hicks Street in New York City, New York, built in 1849. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 165.4 kBtu/ft² and 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 165.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 205.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 311 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 167,990 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,196 therms |
| Water use | 395 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,387 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7400037:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 165.4 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 157.8 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 163.9 kBtu/ft² | 288 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
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Location
- Address
- 75 Hicks Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.69934, -73.99390
Within ~1 km
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How does Church House Main 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 165.4 kBtu/ft² is about 164% 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 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,387 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1849, 88 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 Church House Main's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Church House Main, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 163.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 165.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 288 tCO₂e to 311 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 165.4 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. Church House Main's 165.4 kBtu/ft² across 31,387 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,521 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 205.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 167,990 kWh of electricity, 46,196 therms of natural gas and 395 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Church House Main to report its energy use?
Church House Main 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:7400037:2024). 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 Church House Main's energy grade?
Church House Main did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 165.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Church House Main use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 165.4 kBtu/ft² (205.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,387 sq ft, including 167,990 kWh of electricity and 46,196 therms of natural gas.
What are Church House Main's carbon emissions?
Church House Main reported 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Church House Main?
Church House Main is at 75 Hicks Street, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.69934, -73.99390 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Church House Main and when was it built?
Church House Main has 31,387 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1849 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Church House Main 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, “Church House Main, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/church-house-main-5b6514be (data as of October 2, 2026).