The Benjamin - data
Hotel in New York City, NY · 125 East 50th Street · 10022
At a glance
The Benjamin - data is a 138,614-square-foot hotel at 125 East 50th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1927.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,431,973 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2 therms |
| Gross floor area | 138,614 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:30889485:2023 |
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
- 125 East 50th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75639, -73.97209
Within ~1 km
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How does The Benjamin - data 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.
At 138,614 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 137,256 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 48 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.
Which law requires The Benjamin - data to report its energy use?
The Benjamin - data 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:30889485:2023). 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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- Two Sixth Avenue· 133,895 sq ft · score 7 (D)
- Hotel buildings in New York City· 970 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Benjamin - data's energy grade?
The Benjamin - data did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure.
How much energy does The Benjamin - data use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2023.
What are The Benjamin - data's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is The Benjamin - data?
The Benjamin - data is at 125 East 50th Street, in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75639, -73.97209 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The Benjamin - data and when was it built?
The Benjamin - data has 138,614 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is The Benjamin - data covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “The Benjamin - data, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-benjamin-data-f45d1aa7 (data as of October 2, 2026).