1501 Santee St
Office in California, CA · 1501 Santee Street, Los Angeles · 90015
At a glance
1501 Santee St is a 53,732-square-foot office building at 1501 Santee Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1990. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 7.3 kBtu/ft² and 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 91% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 7.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 28 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 115,313 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 53,732 sq ft |
| Source record | california:13461790:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 100 | 7.3 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 8.8 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 12.0 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 11.3 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 13.6 kBtu/ft² | 49 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
- 1501 Santee Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90015
- Coordinates
- 34.03289, -118.26033
Within ~1 km
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How does 1501 Santee St compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1501 Santee St's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 91% of them. Its site EUI of 7.3 kBtu/ft² is about 87% 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 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 86% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,732 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 5 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 1501 Santee St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 1501 Santee St, covering report years 2019–2023. Site EUI moved from 13.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 7.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 49 tCO₂e to 28 tCO₂e over the same span (down 43%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. 1501 Santee St's 7.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,732 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (115 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 115,313 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1501 Santee St to report its energy use?
1501 Santee St 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:13461790:2023). 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 1501 Santee St's energy grade?
1501 Santee St scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1501 Santee St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 7.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,732 sq ft, including 115,313 kWh of electricity.
What are 1501 Santee St's carbon emissions?
1501 Santee St reported 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1501 Santee St?
1501 Santee St is at 1501 Santee Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90015. Its coordinates are 34.03289, -118.26033 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1501 Santee St and when was it built?
1501 Santee St has 53,732 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1501 Santee St 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, “1501 Santee St, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1501-santee-st-824d8577 (data as of July 9, 2026).