199 - Element Times Square
Hotel in New York City, NY · 311 West 39 Street · 10018
At a glance
199 - Element Times Square is a 177,000-square-foot hotel at 311 West 39 Street in New York City, New York, built in 2009. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 59.9 kBtu/ft² and 980 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 59.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 129.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 980 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,972,809 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,711 therms |
| Water use | 10,071 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 177,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:13073470:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 53 | ±0 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 980 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 53 | +6 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 939 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 47 | 64.8 kBtu/ft² | 840 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
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Location
- Address
- 311 West 39 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75560, -73.99180
Within ~1 km
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How does 199 - Element Times Square 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. 199 - Element Times Square's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 59.9 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 177,000 sq ft, it is about 29% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 34 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 199 - Element Times Square's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 199 - Element Times Square, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2022 to 53 in 2024 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 53. Site EUI moved from 64.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 840 tCO₂e to 980 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 199 - Element Times Square's 59.9 kBtu/ft² across 177,000 sq ft works out to about 10.6 billion Btu (3,107 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 129.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,972,809 kWh of electricity, 38,711 therms of natural gas and 10,071 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 199 - Element Times Square to report its energy use?
199 - Element Times Square 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:13073470:2024). 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 199 - Element Times Square's energy grade?
199 - Element Times Square scores 53 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 199 - Element Times Square use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.9 kBtu/ft² (129.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 177,000 sq ft, including 1,972,809 kWh of electricity and 38,711 therms of natural gas.
What are 199 - Element Times Square's carbon emissions?
199 - Element Times Square reported 980 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 199 - Element Times Square?
199 - Element Times Square is at 311 West 39 Street, in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75560, -73.99180 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 199 - Element Times Square and when was it built?
199 - Element Times Square has 177,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 199 - Element Times Square 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, “199 - Element Times Square, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/199-element-times-square-254eecad (data as of October 2, 2026).