Highland Church
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 87-24 162nd Street · 11432
At a glance
Highland Church is a 67,326-square-foot worship facility at 87-24 162nd Street in New York City, New York, built in 1986. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.8 kBtu/ft² and 136 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 49.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 136 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 172,866 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 67,326 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:22696996:2022 |
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
- 87-24 162nd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11432
- Coordinates
- 40.70929, -73.80075
Within ~1 km
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How does Highland Church 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 32.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,326 sq ft, it is about 50% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 49 years later 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 32.8 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. Highland Church's 32.8 kBtu/ft² across 67,326 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (647 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 49.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 172,866 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Highland Church to report its energy use?
Highland Church 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:22696996:2022). 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
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- 42-15 Union Street· 66,189 sq ft · score 53 (D)
- 921 Madison Avenue (Parent Property)· 65,800 sq ft · EUI 110.9 kBtu/ft²
- Holy Family Canarsie Worship Site -Campus (Parent)· 65,065 sq ft · score 39 (D)
- Saint Thomas Church· 64,937 sq ft · score 47 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Highland Church's energy grade?
Highland Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Highland Church use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 32.8 kBtu/ft² (49.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,326 sq ft, including 172,866 kWh of electricity.
What are Highland Church's carbon emissions?
Highland Church reported 136 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Highland Church?
Highland Church is at 87-24 162nd Street, in New York City, New York 11432. Its coordinates are 40.70929, -73.80075 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Highland Church and when was it built?
Highland Church has 67,326 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Highland Church 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, “Highland Church, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/highland-church-284f36dc (data as of October 2, 2026).