Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 56 Cranberry Street · 11201
At a glance
Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary is a 32,000-square-foot worship facility at 56 Cranberry Street in New York City, New York, built in 1849. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 8 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 144.4 kBtu/ft² and 245 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% 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 | 8 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 144.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 151.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 245 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 46,196 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7400032:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 8 | -5 | 144.4 kBtu/ft² | 245 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 13 | +4 | 124.6 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | 146.3 kBtu/ft² | 249 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
- 56 Cranberry Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.69968, -73.99316
Within ~1 km
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How does Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary 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. Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary's ENERGY STAR score of 8 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 144.4 kBtu/ft² is about 131% 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,000 sq ft, it is about 29% 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 Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 13. Site EUI moved from 146.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 144.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 249 tCO₂e to 245 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 8 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: a score of 8 means the building performs better than about 8% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 8 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 67 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. Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary's 144.4 kBtu/ft² across 32,000 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,354 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 151.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 46,196 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary to report its energy use?
Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary 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:7400032:2024). 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 Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary's energy grade?
Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary scores 8 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 Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 144.4 kBtu/ft² (151.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,000 sq ft and 46,196 therms of natural gas.
What are Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary's carbon emissions?
Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary reported 245 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary?
Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary is at 56 Cranberry Street, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.69968, -73.99316 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary and when was it built?
Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary has 32,000 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 Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary 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, “Hillis Hall Sanctuary/Main Sanctuary, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/hillis-hall-sanctuary-main-sanctuary-f9edb630 (data as of October 2, 2026).