1540 2Nd St.
Office in California, CA · 1540 2Nd Street, Santa Monica · 90401
At a glance
1540 2Nd St. is a 76,895-square-foot office building at 1540 2Nd Street, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California, built in 2008. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 16.0 kBtu/ft² and 81 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 88% 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 | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 16.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 81 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 359,672 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 76,895 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21006950:2024 |
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
- 1540 2Nd Street, Santa Monica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90401
- Coordinates
- 34.01222, -118.49454
Within ~1 km
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How does 1540 2Nd St. compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1540 2Nd St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 9%. Its site EUI of 16.0 kBtu/ft² is about 72% 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,895 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 23 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 1540 2Nd St.'s 16.0 kBtu/ft² across 76,895 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (361 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 359,672 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1540 2Nd St. to report its energy use?
1540 2Nd 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:21006950:2024). 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 1540 2Nd St.'s energy grade?
1540 2Nd St. scores 99 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 1540 2Nd St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 16.0 kBtu/ft² across 76,895 sq ft, including 359,672 kWh of electricity.
What are 1540 2Nd St.'s carbon emissions?
1540 2Nd St. reported 81 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1540 2Nd St.?
1540 2Nd St. is at 1540 2Nd Street, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California 90401. Its coordinates are 34.01222, -118.49454 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1540 2Nd St. and when was it built?
1540 2Nd St. has 76,895 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1540 2Nd 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, “1540 2Nd St., Santa Monica, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1540-2nd-st-20578ce3 (data as of July 9, 2026).