230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)
Hotel in New York City, NY · 230 East 51st Street · 10022
At a glance
230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) is a 81,700-square-foot hotel in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 136.7 kBtu/ft² and 958 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 81% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 136.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 213.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 958 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,006,653 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,163 therms |
| Water use | 8,911 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 81,700 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3177675:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 81 | +8 | 136.7 kBtu/ft² | 958 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 73 | -10 | 151.3 kBtu/ft² | 931 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | 140.6 kBtu/ft² | 791 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
- 230 East 51st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75610, -73.96950
Within ~1 km
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How does 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) 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. 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)'s ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 136.7 kBtu/ft² is about 45% 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 11.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 81,700 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 44 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 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2022 to 81 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 83. Site EUI moved from 140.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 136.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 791 tCO₂e to 958 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)'s 136.7 kBtu/ft² across 81,700 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,273 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 213.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,006,653 kWh of electricity, 5,163 therms of natural gas and 8,911 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) to report its energy use?
230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) 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:3177675:2024). 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 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)'s energy grade?
230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) scores 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 136.7 kBtu/ft² (213.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 81,700 sq ft, including 1,006,653 kWh of electricity and 5,163 therms of natural gas.
What are 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)'s carbon emissions?
230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) reported 958 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel)?
230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75610, -73.96950 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) and when was it built?
230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) has 81,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel) 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, “230 East 51st Street (The Pod Hotel), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/230-east-51st-street-the-pod-hotel-34af2a56 (data as of October 2, 2026).