Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street
Hotel in New York City, NY · 40 West 40th Street · 10001
At a glance
Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street is a 125,035-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 2 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 184.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,092 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 2 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 184.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 389.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,092 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 16.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,095,411 kWh |
| Natural gas | 91,019 therms |
| Water use | 7,516 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 125,035 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:13450382:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 2 | +1 | 184.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,092 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 1 | -5 | 181.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,153 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 6 | 154.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,419 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
- 40 West 40th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.75306, -73.98389
Within ~1 km
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How does Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street 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. Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 184.6 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 16.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 125,035 sq ft, it is roughly in line with 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 Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2022 to 2 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 6. Site EUI moved from 154.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 184.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 20% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,419 tCO₂e to 2,092 tCO₂e over the same span (up 47%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 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 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 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. Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street's 184.6 kBtu/ft² across 125,035 sq ft works out to about 23.1 billion Btu (6,765 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 389.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,095,411 kWh of electricity, 91,019 therms of natural gas and 7,516 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street to report its energy use?
Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street 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:13450382:2024). 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 Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street's energy grade?
Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street scores 2 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 Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 184.6 kBtu/ft² (389.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 125,035 sq ft, including 4,095,411 kWh of electricity and 91,019 therms of natural gas.
What are Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street's carbon emissions?
Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street reported 2,092 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (16.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street?
Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street is in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.75306, -73.98389 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street and when was it built?
Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street has 125,035 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 Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street 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, “Bryant Park Hotel - 40 West 40th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/bryant-park-hotel-40-west-40th-street-558fb583 (data as of October 2, 2026).