citizenM New York Times Square

How does citizenM New York 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. citizenM New York Times Square's ENERGY STAR score of 22 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 83.6 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 84,577 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 39 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 citizenM New York Times Square's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for citizenM New York Times Square, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2022 to 22 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 28. Site EUI moved from 87.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 83.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 509 tCO₂e to 601 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 22 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 22 means the building performs better than about 22% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 22 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 53 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. citizenM New York Times Square's 83.6 kBtu/ft² across 84,577 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,072 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 171.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,186,310 kWh of electricity, 30,225 therms of natural gas and 7,739 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires citizenM New York Times Square to report its energy use?

citizenM New York 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15752356:2023). 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.