St. John the Divine (Parent Property)
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 1047 Amsterdam Avenue · 10025
At a glance
St. John the Divine (Parent Property) is a 339,454-square-foot worship facility at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,203 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 71.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,203 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 326,789 kWh |
| Natural gas | 202,254 therms |
| Water use | 924 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 339,454 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:56756293:2024 |
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
- 1047 Amsterdam Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10025
- Coordinates
- 40.80403, -73.96307
Within ~1 km
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How does St. John the Divine (Parent Property) 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 62.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 339,454 sq ft, it is about 657% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 37 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 62.9 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. St. John the Divine (Parent Property)'s 62.9 kBtu/ft² across 339,454 sq ft works out to about 21.4 billion Btu (6,258 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 71.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 326,789 kWh of electricity, 202,254 therms of natural gas and 924 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires St. John the Divine (Parent Property) to report its energy use?
St. John the Divine (Parent Property) 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:56756293:2024). 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
- 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
- KDS: 130-30 31st Ave· 141,697 sq ft · score 36 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is St. John the Divine (Parent Property)'s energy grade?
St. John the Divine (Parent Property) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does St. John the Divine (Parent Property) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.9 kBtu/ft² (71.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 339,454 sq ft, including 326,789 kWh of electricity and 202,254 therms of natural gas.
What are St. John the Divine (Parent Property)'s carbon emissions?
St. John the Divine (Parent Property) reported 1,203 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is St. John the Divine (Parent Property)?
St. John the Divine (Parent Property) is at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, in New York City, New York 10025. Its coordinates are 40.80403, -73.96307 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is St. John the Divine (Parent Property) and when was it built?
St. John the Divine (Parent Property) has 339,454 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is St. John the Divine (Parent Property) 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, “St. John the Divine (Parent Property), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/st-john-the-divine-parent-property-a6dc79a1 (data as of October 2, 2026).