540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 540 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles · 90020
At a glance
540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) is a 72,395-square-foot multifamily housing building at 540 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 24.4 kBtu/ft² and 107 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 24.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 107 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 258,011 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 72,395 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354191:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | 24.4 kBtu/ft² | 107 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 24.5 kBtu/ft² | 112 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 25.5 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 26.2 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 34.3 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 112 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
- 540 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90020
- Coordinates
- 34.06415, -118.29514
Within ~1 km
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How does 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina 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. 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)'s ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them. Its site EUI of 24.4 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,395 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 3 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 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz), covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 30.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 24.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 112 tCO₂e to 107 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)'s 24.4 kBtu/ft² across 72,395 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (518 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 258,011 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) to report its energy use?
540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina 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:6354191:2024). 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 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)'s energy grade?
540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) scores 100 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 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 24.4 kBtu/ft² across 72,395 sq ft, including 258,011 kWh of electricity.
What are 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)'s carbon emissions?
540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) reported 107 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz)?
540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) is at 540 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90020. Its coordinates are 34.06415, -118.29514 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) and when was it built?
540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz) has 72,395 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina 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, “540 S Catalina St (Wilshire Catalina Ritz), Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/540-s-catalina-st-wilshire-catalina-ritz-7ef33192 (data as of July 9, 2026).