Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East

How does Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East 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. Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East's ENERGY STAR score of 23 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 117.6 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 9.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 124,009 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 31 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 Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2022 to 23 in 2024 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 57. Site EUI moved from 80.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 117.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 46% increase. Reported emissions went from 865 tCO₂e to 1,212 tCO₂e over the same span (up 40%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 23 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 23 means the building performs better than about 23% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 23 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 52 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. Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East's 117.6 kBtu/ft² across 124,009 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,274 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 223.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,067,208 kWh of electricity, 75,283 therms of natural gas and 8,137 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East to report its energy use?

Courtyard New York Manhattan Upper East 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:10415962:2024). 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.