Loews Regency New York

How does Loews Regency New York 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. Loews Regency New York's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 38%. Its site EUI of 104.8 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 308,973 sq ft, it is about 125% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 15 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 Loews Regency New York's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Loews Regency New York, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2022 to 60 in 2024 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 75. Site EUI moved from 101.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 104.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,058 tCO₂e to 2,570 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. Loews Regency New York's 104.8 kBtu/ft² across 308,973 sq ft works out to about 32.4 billion Btu (9,490 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 187.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,020,764 kWh of electricity, 186,638 therms of natural gas and 31,787 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Loews Regency New York to report its energy use?

Loews Regency New York 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:1946606:2024). 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.