Hotel Wolcott
Hotel in New York City, NY · 4 West 31st St. · 10001
At a glance
Hotel Wolcott is a 90,633-square-foot hotel at 4 West 31st St. in New York City, New York, built in 1904. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 28.3 kBtu/ft² and 208 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 92% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 28.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 73.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 208 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 668,168 kWh |
| Water use | 10,742 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 90,633 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2689677:2022 |
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
- 4 West 31st St.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.74671, -73.98638
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Wolcott 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. Hotel Wolcott's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 92% of them and lower than 7%. Its site EUI of 28.3 kBtu/ft² is about 70% 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 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,633 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1904, 71 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Hotel Wolcott's 28.3 kBtu/ft² across 90,633 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (752 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 73.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 668,168 kWh of electricity and 10,742 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Wolcott to report its energy use?
Hotel Wolcott 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:2689677:2022). 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 Wolcott's energy grade?
Hotel Wolcott scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hotel Wolcott use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 28.3 kBtu/ft² (73.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,633 sq ft, including 668,168 kWh of electricity.
What are Hotel Wolcott's carbon emissions?
Hotel Wolcott reported 208 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Hotel Wolcott?
Hotel Wolcott is at 4 West 31st St., in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.74671, -73.98638 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Hotel Wolcott and when was it built?
Hotel Wolcott has 90,633 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1904 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hotel Wolcott covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 Wolcott, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/hotel-wolcott-6db76ef7 (data as of October 2, 2026).