224 W 49th St
Hotel in New York City, NY · 10019
At a glance
224 W 49th St is a 96,000-square-foot hotel in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 19 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 131.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,015 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 19 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 131.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 239.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,015 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,618,319 kWh |
| Natural gas | 71,375 therms |
| Water use | 4,685 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 96,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:19917283:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 19 | -3 | 131.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,015 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 22 | -4 | 127.0 kBtu/ft² | 941 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 26 | 123.7 kBtu/ft² | 797 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 224 W 49th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10019
- Coordinates
- 40.76101, -73.98505
Within ~1 km
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How does 224 W 49th St 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. 224 W 49th St's ENERGY STAR score of 19 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 131.9 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 96,000 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 51 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 224 W 49th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 224 W 49th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2022 to 19 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 26. Site EUI moved from 123.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 131.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 797 tCO₂e to 1,015 tCO₂e over the same span (up 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 19 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 19 means the building performs better than about 19% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 19 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 56 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. 224 W 49th St's 131.9 kBtu/ft² across 96,000 sq ft works out to about 12.7 billion Btu (3,711 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 239.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,618,319 kWh of electricity, 71,375 therms of natural gas and 4,685 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 224 W 49th St to report its energy use?
224 W 49th St 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:19917283:2024). 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 224 W 49th St's energy grade?
224 W 49th St scores 19 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 224 W 49th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 131.9 kBtu/ft² (239.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 96,000 sq ft, including 1,618,319 kWh of electricity and 71,375 therms of natural gas.
What are 224 W 49th St's carbon emissions?
224 W 49th St reported 1,015 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 224 W 49th St?
224 W 49th St is in New York City, New York 10019. Its coordinates are 40.76101, -73.98505 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 224 W 49th St and when was it built?
224 W 49th St has 96,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 224 W 49th St 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, “224 W 49th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/224-w-49th-st-2730404a (data as of October 2, 2026).