Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street
Hotel in New York City, NY · 400 West 42nd Street · 10036
At a glance
Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street is a 261,909-square-foot hotel in New York City, New York, built in 2014. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 156.9 kBtu/ft² and 3,079 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 156.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 261.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,079 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,236,086 kWh |
| Natural gas | 266,490 therms |
| Water use | 17,694 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 261,909 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12803026:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 156.9 kBtu/ft² | 3,079 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 16 | -4 | 166.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,221 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 20 | 161.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,784 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 400 West 42nd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75850, -73.99283
Within ~1 km
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How does Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street 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. Its site EUI of 156.9 kBtu/ft² is about 66% 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 11.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 51% above the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 261,909 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 39 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 Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 20 in 2022 to 16 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 20. Site EUI moved from 161.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 156.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,784 tCO₂e to 3,079 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does a site EUI of 156.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street's 156.9 kBtu/ft² across 261,909 sq ft works out to about 41.1 billion Btu (12,043 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 261.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,236,086 kWh of electricity, 266,490 therms of natural gas and 17,694 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street to report its energy use?
Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street 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:12803026:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street's energy grade?
Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 156.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 156.9 kBtu/ft² (261.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 261,909 sq ft, including 4,236,086 kWh of electricity and 266,490 therms of natural gas.
What are Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street's carbon emissions?
Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street reported 3,079 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street?
Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street is in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75850, -73.99283 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street and when was it built?
Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street has 261,909 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Pod Hotel 42 - 400 West 42nd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/pod-hotel-42-400-west-42nd-street-96ac7e97 (data as of October 2, 2026).