1538 North Vista St
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1538 North Vista Street, Los Angeles · 90046
At a glance
1538 North Vista St is a 87,304-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1538 North Vista Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1977. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 39.5 kBtu/ft² and 202 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 | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 39.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 202 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 414,646 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 87,304 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12003182:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 64 | -7 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 71 | -29 | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | +6 | 11.8 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 94 | 26.6 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 47.7 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 42.0 kBtu/ft² | 215 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
- 1538 North Vista Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90046
- Coordinates
- 34.09949, -118.35043
Within ~1 km
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How does 1538 North Vista St 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. 1538 North Vista St's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 39.5 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,304 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 11 years earlier 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 1538 North Vista St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1538 North Vista St, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2021 to 64 in 2024 (-30 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 42.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 39.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 215 tCO₂e to 202 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 1538 North Vista St's 39.5 kBtu/ft² across 87,304 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,011 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 414,646 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1538 North Vista St to report its energy use?
1538 North Vista 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:12003182:2024). 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 1538 North Vista St's energy grade?
1538 North Vista St scores 64 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 1538 North Vista St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.5 kBtu/ft² across 87,304 sq ft, including 414,646 kWh of electricity.
What are 1538 North Vista St's carbon emissions?
1538 North Vista St reported 202 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1538 North Vista St?
1538 North Vista St is at 1538 North Vista Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90046. Its coordinates are 34.09949, -118.35043 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1538 North Vista St and when was it built?
1538 North Vista St has 87,304 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1538 North Vista St 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, “1538 North Vista St, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1538-north-vista-st-7c5b802f (data as of July 9, 2026).