315 W. 9Th Street
Office in California, CA · 855 South Hill Street, Los Angeles · 90014
At a glance
315 W. 9Th Street is a 159,561-square-foot office building at 855 South Hill Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1926. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 19.5 kBtu/ft² and 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% 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 | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 19.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 219 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 846,685 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 159,561 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6295353:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 98 | -1 | 19.5 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | +5 | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | +9 | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 254 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | +2 | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 415 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 83 | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 436 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
- 855 South Hill Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90014
- Coordinates
- 34.04330, -118.25712
Within ~1 km
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How does 315 W. 9Th Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 315 W. 9Th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 19.5 kBtu/ft² is about 65% 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 159,561 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 59 years earlier 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 315 W. 9Th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 315 W. 9Th Street, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2018 to 98 in 2023 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 38.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 19.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 49% decrease. Reported emissions went from 436 tCO₂e to 219 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. 315 W. 9Th Street's 19.5 kBtu/ft² across 159,561 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (912 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 846,685 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 315 W. 9Th Street to report its energy use?
315 W. 9Th Street 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:6295353:2023). 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 315 W. 9Th Street's energy grade?
315 W. 9Th Street scores 98 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 315 W. 9Th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 19.5 kBtu/ft² across 159,561 sq ft, including 846,685 kWh of electricity.
What are 315 W. 9Th Street's carbon emissions?
315 W. 9Th Street reported 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 315 W. 9Th Street?
315 W. 9Th Street is at 855 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90014. Its coordinates are 34.04330, -118.25712 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 315 W. 9Th Street and when was it built?
315 W. 9Th Street has 159,561 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 315 W. 9Th Street 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, “315 W. 9Th Street, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/315-w-9th-street-9bfea9d5 (data as of July 9, 2026).