New York NY SEAH

How does New York NY SEAH 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 NY SEAH's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 62% of them and lower than 37%. Its site EUI of 93.1 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 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 39,747 sq ft, it is about 71% below 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 NY SEAH's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for New York NY SEAH, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2023 to 61 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 64. Site EUI moved from 103.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 93.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 336 tCO₂e to 353 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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 NY SEAH's 93.1 kBtu/ft² across 39,747 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,084 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 208.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 738,607 kWh of electricity, 11,792 therms of natural gas and 1,921 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires New York NY SEAH to report its energy use?

New York NY SEAH 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:25801965:2024). 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.