144-02 135th Avenue

How does 144-02 135th Avenue 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. 144-02 135th Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them and lower than 9%. Its site EUI of 43.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 206,936 sq ft, it is about 51% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 12 years later 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 144-02 135th Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 144-02 135th Avenue, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2022 to 91 in 2023 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 43.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 867 tCO₂e to 963 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 144-02 135th Avenue's 43.0 kBtu/ft² across 206,936 sq ft works out to about 8.9 billion Btu (2,608 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 119.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,587,539 kWh of electricity, 634 therms of natural gas and 15,747 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 144-02 135th Avenue to report its energy use?

144-02 135th Avenue 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:23235410:2023). 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.