New York Lower E Side NY HIN

How does New York Lower E Side NY HIN 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. New York Lower E Side NY HIN's ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 88.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 166,914 sq ft, it is about 22% above the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 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.

How has New York Lower E Side NY HIN's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for New York Lower E Side NY HIN, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2023 to 47 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 55. Site EUI moved from 89.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 88.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,227 tCO₂e to 1,355 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 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 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 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. New York Lower E Side NY HIN's 88.5 kBtu/ft² across 166,914 sq ft works out to about 14.8 billion Btu (4,329 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 189.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,699,168 kWh of electricity, 55,561 therms of natural gas and 10,082 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires New York Lower E Side NY HIN to report its energy use?

New York Lower E Side NY HIN 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:33049418:2024). 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.