Tabernacle of Prayer For All People
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 165-11 Jamaica Avenue · 11432
At a glance
Tabernacle of Prayer For All People is a 54,210-square-foot worship facility at 165-11 Jamaica Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 20 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 62.8 kBtu/ft² and 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% 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 | 20 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 62.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 155,541 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,727 therms |
| Water use | 64 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 54,210 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6275344:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 20 | +10 | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 10 | -18 | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 244 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 28 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 175 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
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Location
- Address
- 165-11 Jamaica Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11432
- Coordinates
- 40.70555, -73.79469
Within ~1 km
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How does Tabernacle of Prayer For All People 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. Tabernacle of Prayer For All People's ENERGY STAR score of 20 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,210 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 8 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 Tabernacle of Prayer For All People's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2022 to 20 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 28. Site EUI moved from 54.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 175 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (up 22%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 20 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 20 means the building performs better than about 20% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 20 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 55 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. Tabernacle of Prayer For All People's 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 54,210 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (998 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 155,541 kWh of electricity, 28,727 therms of natural gas and 64 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Tabernacle of Prayer For All People to report its energy use?
Tabernacle of Prayer For All People 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:6275344:2024). 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 Tabernacle of Prayer For All People's energy grade?
Tabernacle of Prayer For All People scores 20 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 Tabernacle of Prayer For All People use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft² (83.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,210 sq ft, including 155,541 kWh of electricity and 28,727 therms of natural gas.
What are Tabernacle of Prayer For All People's carbon emissions?
Tabernacle of Prayer For All People reported 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Tabernacle of Prayer For All People?
Tabernacle of Prayer For All People is at 165-11 Jamaica Avenue, in New York City, New York 11432. Its coordinates are 40.70555, -73.79469 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Tabernacle of Prayer For All People and when was it built?
Tabernacle of Prayer For All People has 54,210 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Tabernacle of Prayer For All People 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, “Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/tabernacle-of-prayer-for-all-people-158c6c44 (data as of October 2, 2026).