Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET
Hotel in New York City, NY · 222 WEST 23 STREET · 10011
At a glance
Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET is a 202,485-square-foot hotel in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 132.0 kBtu/ft² and 2,180 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 132.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 244.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,180 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,597,769 kWh |
| Natural gas | 144,536 therms |
| Water use | 12,162 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 202,485 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:22883381:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 132.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,180 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 17 | -83 | 91.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,387 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 24.5 kBtu/ft² | 243 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
- 222 WEST 23 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74446, -73.99652
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 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. Its site EUI of 132.0 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 10.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 202,485 sq ft, it is about 48% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 25 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 Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 17 in 2023 (-83 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 24.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 132.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 439% increase. Reported emissions went from 243 tCO₂e to 2,180 tCO₂e over the same span (up 796%).
What does a site EUI of 132.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET's 132.0 kBtu/ft² across 202,485 sq ft works out to about 26.7 billion Btu (7,833 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 244.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,597,769 kWh of electricity, 144,536 therms of natural gas and 12,162 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET to report its energy use?
Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 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:22883381:2024). 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 Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET's energy grade?
Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 132.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 132.0 kBtu/ft² (244.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 202,485 sq ft, including 3,597,769 kWh of electricity and 144,536 therms of natural gas.
What are Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET's carbon emissions?
Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET reported 2,180 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET?
Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74446, -73.99652 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET and when was it built?
Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET has 202,485 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 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, “Hotel Chelsea : 222 WEST 23 STREET, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/hotel-chelsea-222-west-23-street-c311936c (data as of October 2, 2026).