12045 Playa Vista
Office in California, CA · 12045 Waterfront Drive, Los Angeles · 90094
At a glance
12045 Playa Vista is a 90,585-square-foot office building at 12045 Waterfront Drive, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2009. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 8.9 kBtu/ft² and 41 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 8.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 41 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 147,657 kWh |
| Natural gas | 928 therms |
| Gross floor area | 90,585 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4145764:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 8.9 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 12.3 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 97 | +5 | 21.6 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 92 | +2 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 176 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 90 | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 222 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 12045 Waterfront Drive, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90094
- Coordinates
- 33.98229, -118.40603
Within ~1 km
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How does 12045 Playa Vista compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 8.9 kBtu/ft² is about 84% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 89% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,585 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 24 years later than the group's average year built (1985). 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 12045 Playa Vista's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 12045 Playa Vista, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2019 to 97 in 2021 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 42.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 8.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 79% decrease. Reported emissions went from 222 tCO₂e to 41 tCO₂e over the same span (down 82%).
What does a site EUI of 8.9 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. 12045 Playa Vista's 8.9 kBtu/ft² across 90,585 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (236 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 147,657 kWh of electricity and 928 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 12045 Playa Vista to report its energy use?
12045 Playa Vista 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:4145764:2023). 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 12045 Playa Vista's energy grade?
12045 Playa Vista did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 8.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 12045 Playa Vista use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 8.9 kBtu/ft² across 90,585 sq ft, including 147,657 kWh of electricity and 928 therms of natural gas.
What are 12045 Playa Vista's carbon emissions?
12045 Playa Vista reported 41 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 12045 Playa Vista?
12045 Playa Vista is at 12045 Waterfront Drive, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90094. Its coordinates are 33.98229, -118.40603 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 12045 Playa Vista and when was it built?
12045 Playa Vista has 90,585 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 12045 Playa Vista covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “12045 Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/12045-playa-vista-f650833a (data as of July 9, 2026).