CBS Broadcast Center
Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly in New York City, NY · 530 W 57th Street · 10021
At a glance
CBS Broadcast Center is a 737,480-square-foot other - entertainment/public assembly building at 530 W 57th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1912. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 284.8 kBtu/ft² and 21,401 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 284.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 674.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 21,401 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 29.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 44,939,558 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,218 therms |
| Water use | 42,459 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 737,480 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5812514:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 284.8 kBtu/ft² | 21,401 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 297.2 kBtu/ft² | 21,089 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 288.4 kBtu/ft² | 16,954 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
- 530 W 57th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.77000, -73.99067
Within ~1 km
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How does CBS Broadcast Center 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 284.8 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 129.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 29.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 174% above the group average of 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 737,480 sq ft, it is about 1240% above the average floor area of 55,038 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1930).
How has CBS Broadcast Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CBS Broadcast Center, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 288.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 284.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 16,954 tCO₂e to 21,401 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).
What does a site EUI of 284.8 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. CBS Broadcast Center's 284.8 kBtu/ft² across 737,480 sq ft works out to about 210 billion Btu (61,555 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 674.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 44,939,558 kWh of electricity, 9,218 therms of natural gas and 42,459 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires CBS Broadcast Center to report its energy use?
CBS Broadcast Center 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:5812514:2024). 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 CBS Broadcast Center's energy grade?
CBS Broadcast Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 284.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CBS Broadcast Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 284.8 kBtu/ft² (674.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 737,480 sq ft, including 44,939,558 kWh of electricity and 9,218 therms of natural gas.
What are CBS Broadcast Center's carbon emissions?
CBS Broadcast Center reported 21,401 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (29.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CBS Broadcast Center?
CBS Broadcast Center is at 530 W 57th Street, in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.77000, -73.99067 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CBS Broadcast Center and when was it built?
CBS Broadcast Center has 737,480 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as other - entertainment/public assembly.
Is CBS Broadcast Center 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, “CBS Broadcast Center, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cbs-broadcast-center-c7919fcd (data as of October 2, 2026).