RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 526 59 Street · 11220
At a glance
RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St is a 353,342-square-foot worship facility at 526 59 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,072 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 47.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,072 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 505,347 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,806 therms |
| Water use | 2,838 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 353,342 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:65093394:2024 |
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
- 526 59 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11220
- Coordinates
- 40.63961, -74.01483
Within ~1 km
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How does RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St 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 38.7 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 353,342 sq ft, it is about 688% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 6 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 a site EUI of 38.7 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. RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St's 38.7 kBtu/ft² across 353,342 sq ft works out to about 13.7 billion Btu (4,008 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 47.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 505,347 kWh of electricity, 6,806 therms of natural gas and 2,838 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St to report its energy use?
RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St 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:65093394:2024). 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.
More worship facility buildings in New York City
- St. John the Divine (Parent Property)· 339,454 sq ft · EUI 62.9 kBtu/ft²
- Riverside: 490 Riverside Dr.· 277,815 sq ft · score 47 (D)
- Immaculate Conception Church: 86-45 Edgerton Blvd· 231,701 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- Congregation Emanu-El of NYC· 195,863 sq ft · EUI 44.7 kBtu/ft²
- 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (Main Cathedral)· 172,484 sq ft · score 10 (D)
- Rocklyn: 52-29 83rd St· 156,044 sq ft · EUI 18.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St's energy grade?
RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.7 kBtu/ft² (47.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 353,342 sq ft, including 505,347 kWh of electricity and 6,806 therms of natural gas.
What are RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St's carbon emissions?
RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St reported 1,072 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St?
RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St is at 526 59 Street, in New York City, New York 11220. Its coordinates are 40.63961, -74.01483 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St and when was it built?
RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St has 353,342 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St 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, “RAC OLPH Redemptorist Frs 526 59 St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rac-olph-redemptorist-frs-526-59-st-284e2c47 (data as of October 2, 2026).