Courtyard-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District

How does Courtyard-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District 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-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 70.3 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 148,868 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 44 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-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Courtyard-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2022 to 53 in 2024 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 70. Site EUI moved from 75.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 808 tCO₂e to 1,092 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District's 70.3 kBtu/ft² across 148,868 sq ft works out to about 10.5 billion Btu (3,067 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 175.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,536,437 kWh of electricity, 18,111 therms of natural gas and 9,119 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Courtyard-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District to report its energy use?

Courtyard-Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan Financial District 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:26710288:2024). 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.