Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 270 W 89th St · 10024
At a glance
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House is a 53,000-square-foot worship facility at 270 W 89th St in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 81.6 kBtu/ft² and 354 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 81.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 354 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 207,986 kWh |
| Natural gas | 103 therms |
| Water use | 736 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 53,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6317665:2024 |
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
- 270 W 89th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.79056, -73.97586
Within ~1 km
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How does Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House 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 81.6 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 45% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,000 sq ft, it is about 18% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 10 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 a site EUI of 81.6 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. Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House's 81.6 kBtu/ft² across 53,000 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,267 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 207,986 kWh of electricity, 103 therms of natural gas and 736 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House to report its energy use?
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House 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:6317665:2024). 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 Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House's energy grade?
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 81.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 81.6 kBtu/ft² (106.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,000 sq ft, including 207,986 kWh of electricity and 103 therms of natural gas.
What are Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House's carbon emissions?
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House reported 354 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House?
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House is at 270 W 89th St, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.79056, -73.97586 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House and when was it built?
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House has 53,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House 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, “Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Community House, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/congregation-bnai-jeshurun-community-house-d4131548 (data as of October 2, 2026).