Lotus Blu Inn and Suites

How does Lotus Blu Inn and Suites 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. Lotus Blu Inn and Suites's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 82% of them and lower than 17%. Its site EUI of 52.9 kBtu/ft² is about 44% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 42% below the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 44,903 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 45 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.

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Lotus Blu Inn and Suites's 52.9 kBtu/ft² across 44,903 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (696 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 359,743 kWh of electricity and 11,466 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Lotus Blu Inn and Suites to report its energy use?

Lotus Blu Inn and Suites 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:59109894:2024). 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.