Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue
Other - Lodging/Residential in New York City, NY · 889 St Nicholas Avenue · 10032
At a glance
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue is a 33,756-square-foot other - lodging/residential building in New York City, New York, built in 1907. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 124.7 kBtu/ft² and 335 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 124.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 155.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 335 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 162,112 kWh |
| Natural gas | 118 therms |
| Gross floor area | 33,756 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:55709292:2024 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 889 St Nicholas Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10032
- Coordinates
- 40.83057, -73.94151
Within ~1 km
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How does Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 185 other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 124.7 kBtu/ft² is about 33% above the average of 93.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 33,756 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 62,795 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 52 years earlier than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 124.7 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. Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue's 124.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,756 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,234 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 155.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 162,112 kWh of electricity and 118 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue to report its energy use?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue 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:55709292:2024). 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 Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue's energy grade?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 124.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 124.7 kBtu/ft² (155.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,756 sq ft, including 162,112 kWh of electricity and 118 therms of natural gas.
What are Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue's carbon emissions?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue reported 335 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue is in New York City, New York 10032. Its coordinates are 40.83057, -73.94151 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue and when was it built?
Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue has 33,756 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue 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, “Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc - 889 St Nicholas Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/praxis-housing-initiatives-inc-889-st-nicholas-avenue-dd33623c (data as of October 2, 2026).