Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 550 Ocean Parkway · 11230
At a glance
Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is a 32,800-square-foot worship facility at 550 Ocean Parkway in New York City, New York, built in 1933. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 41 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 65.4 kBtu/ft² and 167 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 50% 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 | 41 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 65.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 114.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 167 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 250,506 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,919 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,800 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:47152092:2024 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 550 Ocean Parkway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11230
- Coordinates
- 40.63492, -73.97252
Within ~1 km
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How does Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center 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. Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 50% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 65.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,800 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1933, 4 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 an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 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. Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center's 65.4 kBtu/ft² across 32,800 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (629 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 114.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 250,506 kWh of electricity and 12,919 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center to report its energy use?
Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center 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:47152092:2024). 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 Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center's energy grade?
Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center scores 41 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 Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.4 kBtu/ft² (114.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,800 sq ft, including 250,506 kWh of electricity and 12,919 therms of natural gas.
What are Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center's carbon emissions?
Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center reported 167 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center?
Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is at 550 Ocean Parkway, in New York City, New York 11230. Its coordinates are 40.63492, -73.97252 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center and when was it built?
Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center has 32,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1933 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center 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, “Mevakshai Hashem / Ocean Parkway Jewish Center, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/mevakshai-hashem-ocean-parkway-jewish-center-e1cb5601 (data as of October 2, 2026).