20 Rock (Christie's)
Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly in New York City, NY · 20 Rockefeller Plaza · 10111
At a glance
20 Rock (Christie's) is a 155,970-square-foot other - entertainment/public assembly building at 20 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,248 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 205.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,248 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,353,421 kWh |
| Natural gas | 741 therms |
| Gross floor area | 155,970 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2522063:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,248 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 960 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
- 20 Rockefeller Plaza
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10111
- Coordinates
- 40.75835, -73.97899
Within ~1 km
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How does 20 Rock (Christie's) compare with other other - entertainment/public assembly buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 103 other - entertainment/public assembly buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 73.8 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 129.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 155,970 sq ft, it is about 183% above the average floor area of 55,038 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 9 years later than the group's average year built (1930).
How has 20 Rock (Christie's)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 20 Rock (Christie's), covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 73.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 960 tCO₂e to 1,248 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does a site EUI of 73.8 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 Rock (Christie's)'s 73.8 kBtu/ft² across 155,970 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,373 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 205.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,353,421 kWh of electricity and 741 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 20 Rock (Christie's) to report its energy use?
20 Rock (Christie's) 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:2522063:2023). 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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- Clinton Associates of Kings· 112,452 sq ft · EUI 76.7 kBtu/ft²
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- 262 Monitor St, Brooklyn, NY 11222· 105,000 sq ft · EUI 2.0 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 20 Rock (Christie's)'s energy grade?
20 Rock (Christie's) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 20 Rock (Christie's) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.8 kBtu/ft² (205.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 155,970 sq ft, including 3,353,421 kWh of electricity and 741 therms of natural gas.
What are 20 Rock (Christie's)'s carbon emissions?
20 Rock (Christie's) reported 1,248 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 20 Rock (Christie's)?
20 Rock (Christie's) is at 20 Rockefeller Plaza, in New York City, New York 10111. Its coordinates are 40.75835, -73.97899 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 20 Rock (Christie's) and when was it built?
20 Rock (Christie's) has 155,970 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as other - entertainment/public assembly.
Is 20 Rock (Christie's) 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, “20 Rock (Christie's), New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/20-rock-christie-s-2c461d0c (data as of October 2, 2026).