500 S Los Angeles St
Office in California, CA · 500 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles · 90013
At a glance
500 S Los Angeles St is a 67,057-square-foot office building at 500 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 18.5 kBtu/ft² and 84 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 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 18.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 84 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 332,139 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 67,057 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6884470:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | +2 | 18.5 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 96 | +2 | 21.5 kBtu/ft² | 107 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | -3 | 24.9 kBtu/ft² | 111 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | -2 | 21.7 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 99 | +5 | 15.7 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 94 | -2 | 26.5 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 96 | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 98 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
- 500 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90013
- Coordinates
- 34.04573, -118.24748
Within ~1 km
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How does 500 S Los Angeles St compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 500 S Los Angeles St'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 18.5 kBtu/ft² is about 67% 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 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 65% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,057 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 4 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.
How has 500 S Los Angeles St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 500 S Los Angeles St, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2018 to 98 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 99. Site EUI moved from 20.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 18.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 84 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
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. 500 S Los Angeles St's 18.5 kBtu/ft² across 67,057 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (364 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 332,139 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 500 S Los Angeles St to report its energy use?
500 S Los Angeles 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:6884470:2024). 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 500 S Los Angeles St's energy grade?
500 S Los Angeles St scores 98 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 500 S Los Angeles St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 18.5 kBtu/ft² across 67,057 sq ft, including 332,139 kWh of electricity.
What are 500 S Los Angeles St's carbon emissions?
500 S Los Angeles St reported 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 500 S Los Angeles St?
500 S Los Angeles St is at 500 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90013. Its coordinates are 34.04573, -118.24748 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 500 S Los Angeles St and when was it built?
500 S Los Angeles St has 67,057 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 500 S Los Angeles 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, “500 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/500-s-los-angeles-st-b6eb61d7 (data as of July 9, 2026).