Lenox Road Baptist Church
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 1356 NOSTRAND AVE · 11226
At a glance
Lenox Road Baptist Church is a 32,028-square-foot worship facility at 1356 NOSTRAND AVE in New York City, New York, built in 1985. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.4 kBtu/ft² and 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 69.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 98 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 156,287 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,972 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,028 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7996526:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 38.4 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 55 | ±0 | 36.7 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 55 | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 83 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
- 1356 NOSTRAND AVE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11226
- Coordinates
- 40.65358, -73.94988
Within ~1 km
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How does Lenox Road Baptist 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 38.4 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below 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 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,028 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 48 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.
How has Lenox Road Baptist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Lenox Road Baptist Church, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 55 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 39.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 38.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 83 tCO₂e to 98 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).
What does a site EUI of 38.4 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. Lenox Road Baptist Church's 38.4 kBtu/ft² across 32,028 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (360 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 69.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 156,287 kWh of electricity and 6,972 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lenox Road Baptist Church to report its energy use?
Lenox Road Baptist 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:7996526:2024). 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 Lenox Road Baptist Church's energy grade?
Lenox Road Baptist Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lenox Road Baptist Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.4 kBtu/ft² (69.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,028 sq ft, including 156,287 kWh of electricity and 6,972 therms of natural gas.
What are Lenox Road Baptist Church's carbon emissions?
Lenox Road Baptist Church reported 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Lenox Road Baptist Church?
Lenox Road Baptist Church is at 1356 NOSTRAND AVE, in New York City, New York 11226. Its coordinates are 40.65358, -73.94988 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Lenox Road Baptist Church and when was it built?
Lenox Road Baptist Church has 32,028 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Lenox Road Baptist Church 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, “Lenox Road Baptist Church, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/lenox-road-baptist-church-b089b6f5 (data as of October 2, 2026).