NYC-Times Square South NY DT

How does NYC-Times Square South NY DT 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. NYC-Times Square South NY DT's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 78% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 76.9 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 98,674 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 33 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 NYC-Times Square South NY DT's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for NYC-Times Square South NY DT, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 79.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 76.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 565 tCO₂e to 705 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 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. NYC-Times Square South NY DT's 76.9 kBtu/ft² across 98,674 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,224 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 167.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,426,043 kWh of electricity, 27,249 therms of natural gas and 7,104 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires NYC-Times Square South NY DT to report its energy use?

NYC-Times Square South NY DT 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:4436692:2024). 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.