1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1616 North Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles · 90046
At a glance
1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) is a 65,458-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1616 North Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 54.8 kBtu/ft² and 212 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 | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 54.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 212 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 242,253 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 65,458 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354181:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 65 | +3 | 54.8 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 62 | +11 | 58.4 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 51 | +1 | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 50 | +13 | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 205 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 37 | ±0 | 66.9 kBtu/ft² | 208 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 37 | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 207 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
- 1616 North Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90046
- Coordinates
- 34.10017, -118.34736
Within ~1 km
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How does 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) 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. 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)'s ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 54.8 kBtu/ft² is about 59% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 54% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,458 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 8 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 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz), covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2019 to 65 in 2024 (+28 points). Site EUI moved from 62.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 54.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 207 tCO₂e to 212 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)'s 54.8 kBtu/ft² across 65,458 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,051 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 242,253 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) to report its energy use?
1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) 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:6354181:2024). 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 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)'s energy grade?
1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) scores 65 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 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.8 kBtu/ft² across 65,458 sq ft, including 242,253 kWh of electricity.
What are 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)'s carbon emissions?
1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) reported 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz)?
1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) is at 1616 North Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90046. Its coordinates are 34.10017, -118.34736 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) and when was it built?
1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) has 65,458 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz) 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, “1616 N Poinsettia Pl (West Hollywood Ritz), Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1616-n-poinsettia-pl-west-hollywood-ritz-13d78317 (data as of July 9, 2026).