1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1223 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles · 90025
At a glance
1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc is a 51,388-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1223 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1991. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 33.6 kBtu/ft² and 106 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% 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 | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 33.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 106 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 252,445 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 51,388 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354240:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 65 | -3 | 33.6 kBtu/ft² | 106 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 68 | +12 | 33.5 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | +5 | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 51 | -5 | 35.4 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 56 | +1 | 35.1 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 55 | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 114 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
- 1223 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90025
- Coordinates
- 34.04984, -118.45873
Within ~1 km
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How does 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc 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. 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 33.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,388 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1991 construction date is close to 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 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2019 to 65 in 2024 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 68. Site EUI moved from 36.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 33.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 114 tCO₂e to 106 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc's 33.6 kBtu/ft² across 51,388 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (506 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 252,445 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc to report its energy use?
1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc 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:6354240:2024). 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 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc's energy grade?
1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc scores 65 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.6 kBtu/ft² across 51,388 sq ft, including 252,445 kWh of electricity.
What are 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc's carbon emissions?
1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc reported 106 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc?
1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc is at 1223 Federal Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90025. Its coordinates are 34.04984, -118.45873 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc and when was it built?
1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc has 51,388 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc 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, “1223 Federal Ave - Dorchester Properties Llc, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1223-federal-ave-dorchester-properties-llc-5e422f70 (data as of July 9, 2026).