550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 550 South Palos Verdes Street, Los Angeles · 90731
At a glance
550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes is a 459,903-square-foot multifamily housing building at 550 South Palos Verdes Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2020. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 28.5 kBtu/ft² and 784 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% 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 | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 28.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 784 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,003,112 kWh |
| Natural gas | 62,212 therms |
| Gross floor area | 459,903 sq ft |
| Source record | california:18746805:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 99 | ±0 | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 784 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 99 | 27.8 kBtu/ft² | 771 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
- 550 South Palos Verdes Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90731
- Coordinates
- 33.73944, -118.28098
Within ~1 km
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How does 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes 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. 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 28.5 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 459,903 sq ft, it is about 205% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 32 years later 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 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 99 in both 2023 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 27.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 28.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 771 tCO₂e to 784 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes's 28.5 kBtu/ft² across 459,903 sq ft works out to about 13.1 billion Btu (3,841 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,003,112 kWh of electricity and 62,212 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes to report its energy use?
550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes 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:18746805:2024). 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 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes's energy grade?
550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes scores 99 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 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.5 kBtu/ft² across 459,903 sq ft, including 2,003,112 kWh of electricity and 62,212 therms of natural gas.
What are 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes's carbon emissions?
550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes reported 784 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes?
550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes is at 550 South Palos Verdes Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90731. Its coordinates are 33.73944, -118.28098 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes and when was it built?
550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes has 459,903 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2020 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes 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, “550 Harborfront, Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/550-harborfront-palos-verdes-c8621d14 (data as of July 9, 2026).