338 West 39 St

How does 338 West 39 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. 338 West 39 St's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 50.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 78,005 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 41 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 338 West 39 St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 338 West 39 St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2022 to 71 in 2024 (+9 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 76. Site EUI moved from 53.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 315 tCO₂e to 366 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 338 West 39 St's 50.0 kBtu/ft² across 78,005 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,143 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 749,949 kWh of electricity, 13,385 therms of natural gas and 3,391 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 338 West 39 St to report its energy use?

338 West 39 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:23095672:2024). 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.