146 New York NY TLH

How does 146 New York NY TLH 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. 146 New York NY TLH's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 87.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 314,568 sq ft, it is about 129% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 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 146 New York NY TLH's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 146 New York NY TLH, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 32 in 2022 to 24 in 2023 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 32. Site EUI moved from 85.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 87.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,981 tCO₂e to 2,321 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. 146 New York NY TLH's 87.8 kBtu/ft² across 314,568 sq ft works out to about 27.6 billion Btu (8,094 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 164.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,369,845 kWh of electricity and 20,785 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 146 New York NY TLH to report its energy use?

146 New York NY TLH 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:22896866:2023). 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.