538 S Flower St
Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly in California, CA · 538 Flower Street, Los Angeles · 90071
At a glance
538 S Flower St is a 207,021-square-foot other - entertainment/public assembly building at 538 Flower Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1929. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 142.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,719 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 142.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,719 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,678,769 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 207,021 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354141:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 142.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,719 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 139.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,725 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 133.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,590 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 113.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,318 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 141.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,738 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 136.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,654 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 538 Flower Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90071
- Coordinates
- 34.05030, -118.25636
Within ~1 km
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How does 538 S Flower St compare with other other - entertainment/public assembly buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 43 other - entertainment/public assembly buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 142.8 kBtu/ft² is about 146% above the average of 58.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 131% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 207,021 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 610,334 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 33 years earlier than the group's average year built (1962).
How has 538 S Flower St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 538 S Flower St, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 136.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 142.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,654 tCO₂e to 1,719 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 142.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 538 S Flower St's 142.8 kBtu/ft² across 207,021 sq ft works out to about 29.6 billion Btu (8,664 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,678,769 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 538 S Flower St to report its energy use?
538 S Flower 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:6354141:2024). 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 538 S Flower St's energy grade?
538 S Flower St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 142.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 538 S Flower St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 142.8 kBtu/ft² across 207,021 sq ft, including 2,678,769 kWh of electricity.
What are 538 S Flower St's carbon emissions?
538 S Flower St reported 1,719 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 538 S Flower St?
538 S Flower St is at 538 Flower Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90071. Its coordinates are 34.05030, -118.25636 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 538 S Flower St and when was it built?
538 S Flower St has 207,021 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as other - entertainment/public assembly.
Is 538 S Flower 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, “538 S Flower St, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/538-s-flower-st-3570f6f9 (data as of July 9, 2026).