1522 N Formosa Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1522 North Formosa Avenue, Los Angeles · 90046
At a glance
1522 N Formosa Ave is a 100,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1522 North Formosa Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 8.7 kBtu/ft² and 52 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 8.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 52 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 121,844 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 100,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:9377440:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 8.7 kBtu/ft² | 52 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 10.2 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 9.4 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 9.4 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | ±0 | 9.8 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | 9.2 kBtu/ft² | 57 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
- 1522 North Formosa Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90046
- Coordinates
- 34.09869, -118.34645
Within ~1 km
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How does 1522 N Formosa 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. 1522 N Formosa Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them. Its site EUI of 8.7 kBtu/ft² is about 75% below 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 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 75% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 100,000 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 years later 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 1522 N Formosa Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1522 N Formosa Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2019 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 9.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 8.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 57 tCO₂e to 52 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
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. 1522 N Formosa Ave's 8.7 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (255 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 121,844 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1522 N Formosa Ave to report its energy use?
1522 N Formosa 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:9377440:2024). 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 1522 N Formosa Ave's energy grade?
1522 N Formosa Ave scores 100 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 1522 N Formosa Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 8.7 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft, including 121,844 kWh of electricity.
What are 1522 N Formosa Ave's carbon emissions?
1522 N Formosa Ave reported 52 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1522 N Formosa Ave?
1522 N Formosa Ave is at 1522 North Formosa Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90046. Its coordinates are 34.09869, -118.34645 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1522 N Formosa Ave and when was it built?
1522 N Formosa Ave has 100,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1522 N Formosa 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, “1522 N Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1522-n-formosa-ave-40974bbe (data as of July 9, 2026).