Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick
Hotel in New York City, NY · 118 East 40th st · 10016
At a glance
Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick is a 74,640-square-foot hotel at 118 East 40th st in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 77.0 kBtu/ft² and 526 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 73% of the 853 scored hotel buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 77.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 164.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 526 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,044,754 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,850 therms |
| Water use | 4,053 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 74,640 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:19134496:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 71 | -4 | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 526 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 75 | -6 | 73.5 kBtu/ft² | 481 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | 75.8 kBtu/ft² | 393 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
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Location
- Address
- 118 East 40th st
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.75040, -73.97759
Within ~1 km
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How does Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick 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. Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 50 across the 853 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 77.0 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 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,640 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 47 years earlier 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 Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2022 to 71 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 81. Site EUI moved from 75.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 77.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 393 tCO₂e to 526 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick's 77.0 kBtu/ft² across 74,640 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,684 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 164.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,044,754 kWh of electricity, 21,850 therms of natural gas and 4,053 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick to report its energy use?
Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick 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:19134496:2024). 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 Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick's energy grade?
Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.0 kBtu/ft² (164.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,640 sq ft, including 1,044,754 kWh of electricity and 21,850 therms of natural gas.
What are Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick's carbon emissions?
Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick reported 526 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick?
Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick is at 118 East 40th st, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.75040, -73.97759 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick and when was it built?
Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick has 74,640 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick 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, “Rebel Hospitality - The Renwick, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/rebel-hospitality-the-renwick-7fcfe885 (data as of October 2, 2026).