1200 S Santa Fe Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1200 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles · 90021
At a glance
1200 S Santa Fe Ave is a 82,149-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1200 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1960. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 17.8 kBtu/ft² and 92 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 66% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 17.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 92 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 362,705 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 82,149 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6685155:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | -2 | 17.8 kBtu/ft² | 92 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | 13.6 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1200 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90021
- Coordinates
- 34.02921, -118.22978
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 S Santa Fe Ave compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1200 S Santa Fe Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 17.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 82,149 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 28 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). 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 1200 S Santa Fe Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 1200 S Santa Fe Ave, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2023 to 98 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 13.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 17.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 31% increase. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 92 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 1200 S Santa Fe Ave's 17.8 kBtu/ft² across 82,149 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (429 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 362,705 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1200 S Santa Fe Ave to report its energy use?
1200 S Santa Fe Ave reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:6685155:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1200 S Santa Fe Ave's energy grade?
1200 S Santa Fe Ave scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1200 S Santa Fe Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 17.8 kBtu/ft² across 82,149 sq ft, including 362,705 kWh of electricity.
What are 1200 S Santa Fe Ave's carbon emissions?
1200 S Santa Fe Ave reported 92 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1200 S Santa Fe Ave?
1200 S Santa Fe Ave is at 1200 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90021. Its coordinates are 34.02921, -118.22978 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1200 S Santa Fe Ave and when was it built?
1200 S Santa Fe Ave has 82,149 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1200 S Santa Fe Ave covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1200 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1200-s-santa-fe-ave-ec856683 (data as of July 9, 2026).