Cornerstone: 530 Canal
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 530 Canal St · 10013
At a glance
Cornerstone: 530 Canal is a 30,129-square-foot multifamily housing building at 530 Canal St in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.7 kBtu/ft² and 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 58.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 84 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 53,611 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,929 therms |
| Gross floor area | 30,129 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6282566:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 81 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 34.2 kBtu/ft² | 61 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
- 530 Canal St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72507, -74.01043
Within ~1 km
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How does Cornerstone: 530 Canal compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.7 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,129 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Cornerstone: 530 Canal's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Cornerstone: 530 Canal, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 34.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 45.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 34% increase. Reported emissions went from 61 tCO₂e to 84 tCO₂e over the same span (up 38%).
What does a site EUI of 45.7 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. Cornerstone: 530 Canal's 45.7 kBtu/ft² across 30,129 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (404 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 58.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 53,611 kWh of electricity and 11,929 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cornerstone: 530 Canal to report its energy use?
Cornerstone: 530 Canal 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:6282566:2024). 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 Cornerstone: 530 Canal's energy grade?
Cornerstone: 530 Canal did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cornerstone: 530 Canal use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.7 kBtu/ft² (58.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,129 sq ft, including 53,611 kWh of electricity and 11,929 therms of natural gas.
What are Cornerstone: 530 Canal's carbon emissions?
Cornerstone: 530 Canal reported 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cornerstone: 530 Canal?
Cornerstone: 530 Canal is at 530 Canal St, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72507, -74.01043 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Cornerstone: 530 Canal and when was it built?
Cornerstone: 530 Canal has 30,129 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cornerstone: 530 Canal 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, “Cornerstone: 530 Canal, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cornerstone-530-canal-2fe1cf9b (data as of October 2, 2026).