Plymouth Church
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 57 Orange Street · 11201
At a glance
Plymouth Church is a 88,880-square-foot worship facility at 57 Orange Street in New York City, New York, built in 1849. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 110.4 kBtu/ft² and 557 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 110.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 557 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 167,990 kWh |
| Natural gas | 92,392 therms |
| Gross floor area | 88,880 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7399975:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 110.4 kBtu/ft² | 557 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 100.6 kBtu/ft² | 528 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 110.5 kBtu/ft² | 536 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
- 57 Orange Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.69904, -73.99343
Within ~1 km
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How does Plymouth 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 110.4 kBtu/ft² is about 76% 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 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 88,880 sq ft, it is about twice 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 Plymouth Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Plymouth Church, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 110.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 110.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 536 tCO₂e to 557 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 110.4 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. Plymouth Church's 110.4 kBtu/ft² across 88,880 sq ft works out to about 9.8 billion Btu (2,876 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 167,990 kWh of electricity and 92,392 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Plymouth Church to report its energy use?
Plymouth 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:7399975:2024). 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 Plymouth Church's energy grade?
Plymouth Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 110.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Plymouth Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 110.4 kBtu/ft² (127.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 88,880 sq ft, including 167,990 kWh of electricity and 92,392 therms of natural gas.
What are Plymouth Church's carbon emissions?
Plymouth Church reported 557 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Plymouth Church?
Plymouth Church is at 57 Orange Street, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.69904, -73.99343 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Plymouth Church and when was it built?
Plymouth Church has 88,880 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 Plymouth 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, “Plymouth Church, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/plymouth-church-943897f4 (data as of October 2, 2026).