168 New York Union Square NY HY

How does 168 New York Union Square NY HY 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. 168 New York Union Square NY HY's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 71.6 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below 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 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 88,211 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 38 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 168 New York Union Square NY HY's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 168 New York Union Square NY HY, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 85 in 2024 (+35 points). Site EUI moved from 107.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 669 tCO₂e to 570 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 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. 168 New York Union Square NY HY's 71.6 kBtu/ft² across 88,211 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,851 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 150.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,107,168 kWh of electricity, 25,403 therms of natural gas and 8,098 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 168 New York Union Square NY HY to report its energy use?

168 New York Union Square NY HY 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:3762128:2024). 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.