Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel
Hotel in New York City, NY · 21 West 37th Street · 10018
At a glance
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel is a 34,690-square-foot hotel at 21 West 37th Street in New York City, New York, built in 2009. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 90.4 kBtu/ft² and 309 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 44% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 90.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 211.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 309 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 674,447 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,332 therms |
| Water use | 2,186 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,690 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:27403729:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 45 | -4 | 90.4 kBtu/ft² | 309 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 49 | -1 | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 50 | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 222 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
- 21 West 37th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75075, -73.98411
Within ~1 km
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How does Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel 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. Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 90.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,690 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 34 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 Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 45 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 50. Site EUI moved from 78.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 222 tCO₂e to 309 tCO₂e over the same span (up 39%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel's 90.4 kBtu/ft² across 34,690 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (919 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 211.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 674,447 kWh of electricity, 8,332 therms of natural gas and 2,186 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel to report its energy use?
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel 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:27403729:2024). 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 Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel's energy grade?
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel scores 45 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 Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.4 kBtu/ft² (211.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,690 sq ft, including 674,447 kWh of electricity and 8,332 therms of natural gas.
What are Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel's carbon emissions?
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel reported 309 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel?
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel is at 21 West 37th Street, in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75075, -73.98411 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel and when was it built?
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel has 34,690 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel 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, “Fairfield Inn & Suites New York/ Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/fairfield-inn-suites-new-york-fifth-avenue-hotel-d8093b64 (data as of October 2, 2026).