Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 540 Lenox Avenue · 10037
At a glance
Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army is a 32,892-square-foot community center and social meeting hall at 540 Lenox Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1987. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 69.2 kBtu/ft² and 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 69.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 144.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 204 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 393,744 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,331 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,892 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14019633:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 114 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
- 540 Lenox Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10037
- Coordinates
- 40.81560, -73.93975
Within ~1 km
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How does Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 69.2 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,892 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 48 years later than the group's average year built (1939).
How has Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 41.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 69.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 68% increase. Reported emissions went from 114 tCO₂e to 204 tCO₂e over the same span (up 79%).
What does a site EUI of 69.2 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. Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army's 69.2 kBtu/ft² across 32,892 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (667 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 144.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 393,744 kWh of electricity and 9,331 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army to report its energy use?
Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army 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:14019633:2024). 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 Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army's energy grade?
Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 69.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 69.2 kBtu/ft² (144.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,892 sq ft, including 393,744 kWh of electricity and 9,331 therms of natural gas.
What are Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army's carbon emissions?
Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army reported 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army?
Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army is at 540 Lenox Avenue, in New York City, New York 10037. Its coordinates are 40.81560, -73.93975 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army and when was it built?
Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army has 32,892 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army 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, “Harlem Temple - The Salvation Army, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/harlem-temple-the-salvation-army-11c20dce (data as of October 2, 2026).