1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York

How does 1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York compare with other hotel buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 970 hotel buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 118.5 kBtu/ft² is about 26% above the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 159,200 sq ft, it is about 16% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2023 to 45 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 115.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 118.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,247 tCO₂e to 1,266 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. 1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York's 118.5 kBtu/ft² across 159,200 sq ft works out to about 18.9 billion Btu (5,529 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 171.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,248,950 kWh of electricity, 146,054 therms of natural gas and 10,365 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York to report its energy use?

1298 The Fifty Sonesta Select New York 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:2792241:2024). 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.