True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
Worship Facility in New York City, NY · 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd. · 10027
At a glance
True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. is a 42,342-square-foot worship facility at 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd. in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 38 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 57.3 kBtu/ft² and 176 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 46% 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 | 38 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 57.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 176 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 221,020 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,736 therms |
| Water use | 208 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 42,342 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:8145579:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 38 | +12 | 57.3 kBtu/ft² | 176 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 26 | +18 | 63.2 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 8 | 93.7 kBtu/ft² | 266 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
- 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.80839, -73.94874
Within ~1 km
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How does True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. 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. True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.'s ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 57.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 42,342 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 27 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 True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 8 in 2022 to 38 in 2024 (+30 points). Site EUI moved from 93.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 57.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 266 tCO₂e to 176 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.'s 57.3 kBtu/ft² across 42,342 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (711 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 221,020 kWh of electricity, 16,736 therms of natural gas and 208 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. to report its energy use?
True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. 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:8145579:2024). 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 True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.'s energy grade?
True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. scores 38 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 True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.3 kBtu/ft² (91.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,342 sq ft, including 221,020 kWh of electricity and 16,736 therms of natural gas.
What are True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.'s carbon emissions?
True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. reported 176 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.?
True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. is at 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd., in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.80839, -73.94874 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and when was it built?
True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. has 42,342 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. 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, “True Service: 2081 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/true-service-2081-adam-clayton-powell-jr-blvd-32a24369 (data as of October 2, 2026).