InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St
Hotel in New York City, NY · 111 East 48th Street · 10017
At a glance
InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St is a 450,111-square-foot hotel at 111 East 48th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 55 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 97.3 kBtu/ft² and 3,750 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 55 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 97.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 179.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,750 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,235,262 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,957 therms |
| Gross floor area | 450,111 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10317844:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 55 | ±0 | 97.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,750 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 55 | -7 | 97.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,658 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 62 | 94.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,145 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
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Location
- Address
- 111 East 48th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10017
- Coordinates
- 40.75555, -73.97398
Within ~1 km
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How does InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St 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. InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 43%. Its site EUI of 97.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 450,111 sq ft, it is about 228% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 49 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 InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2022 to 55 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 62. Site EUI moved from 94.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 97.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 3,145 tCO₂e to 3,750 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St's 97.3 kBtu/ft² across 450,111 sq ft works out to about 43.8 billion Btu (12,835 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 179.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,235,262 kWh of electricity and 20,957 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St to report its energy use?
InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St 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:10317844:2024). 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 InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St's energy grade?
InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St scores 55 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 97.3 kBtu/ft² (179.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 450,111 sq ft, including 5,235,262 kWh of electricity and 20,957 therms of natural gas.
What are InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St's carbon emissions?
InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St reported 3,750 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St?
InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St is at 111 East 48th Street, in New York City, New York 10017. Its coordinates are 40.75555, -73.97398 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St and when was it built?
InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St has 450,111 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St 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, “InterContinental Hotel: 111 East 48th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/intercontinental-hotel-111-east-48th-st-f57990d8 (data as of October 2, 2026).