1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square
Office in California, CA · 1500 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles · 90028
At a glance
1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square is a 113,447-square-foot office building at 1500 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2015. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 27.4 kBtu/ft² and 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 27.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 204 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 901,136 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 113,447 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5944942:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 87 | 27.4 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 24.5 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 21.4 kBtu/ft² | 166 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 97 | +5 | 18.1 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 92 | +7 | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | +2 | 42.8 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 83 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 289 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
- 1500 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90028
- Coordinates
- 34.09912, -118.32356
Within ~1 km
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How does 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 27.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 113,447 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 30 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 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2018 to 87 in 2024 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 97. Site EUI moved from 38.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 27.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 289 tCO₂e to 204 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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. 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square's 27.4 kBtu/ft² across 113,447 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (911 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 901,136 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square to report its energy use?
1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square 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:5944942:2024). 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 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square's energy grade?
1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square scores 87 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 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.4 kBtu/ft² across 113,447 sq ft, including 901,136 kWh of electricity.
What are 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square's carbon emissions?
1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square reported 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square?
1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square is at 1500 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90028. Its coordinates are 34.09912, -118.32356 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square and when was it built?
1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square has 113,447 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square 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, “1500 N El Centro - Columbia Square, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1500-n-el-centro-columbia-square-7cfd6550 (data as of July 9, 2026).