20-30 Hudson Yards
Office in New York City, NY · 500 West 33rd St. · 10001
At a glance
20-30 Hudson Yards is a 3,810,623-square-foot office building at 500 West 33rd St. in New York City, New York, built in 2019. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 144.3 kBtu/ft² and 34,862 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 144.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 193.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 34,862 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 26,478,239 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,572,084 therms |
| Gross floor area | 3,810,623 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:17976107:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 144.3 kBtu/ft² | 34,862 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 144.2 kBtu/ft² | 36,886 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 147.7 kBtu/ft² | 33,506 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
- 500 West 33rd St.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.75399, -73.99983
Within ~1 km
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How does 20-30 Hudson Yards compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 144.3 kBtu/ft² is about 124% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 58% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 3,810,623 sq ft, it is about 1755% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 79 years later than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 20-30 Hudson Yards's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 20-30 Hudson Yards, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 147.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 144.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 33,506 tCO₂e to 34,862 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 144.3 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. 20-30 Hudson Yards's 144.3 kBtu/ft² across 3,810,623 sq ft works out to about 549.9 billion Btu (161,152 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 193.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 26,478,239 kWh of electricity and 4,572,084 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 20-30 Hudson Yards to report its energy use?
20-30 Hudson Yards 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:17976107:2024). 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 20-30 Hudson Yards's energy grade?
20-30 Hudson Yards did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 144.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 20-30 Hudson Yards use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 144.3 kBtu/ft² (193.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 3,810,623 sq ft, including 26,478,239 kWh of electricity and 4,572,084 therms of natural gas.
What are 20-30 Hudson Yards's carbon emissions?
20-30 Hudson Yards reported 34,862 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 20-30 Hudson Yards?
20-30 Hudson Yards is at 500 West 33rd St., in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.75399, -73.99983 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 20-30 Hudson Yards and when was it built?
20-30 Hudson Yards has 3,810,623 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 20-30 Hudson Yards 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, “20-30 Hudson Yards, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/20-30-hudson-yards-e812523f (data as of October 2, 2026).