801 E Commercial St (Life Storage)
Self-Storage Facility in California, CA · 801 E Commercial St, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) is a 122,050-square-foot self-storage facility at 801 E Commercial St, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1941. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 6.0 kBtu/ft² and 52 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 6.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 52 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 214,718 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 122,050 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354196:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 6.0 kBtu/ft² | 52 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 6.0 kBtu/ft² | 52 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
- 801 E Commercial St, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.05265, -118.23126
Within ~1 km
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How does 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) compare with other self-storage facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,935 self-storage facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 6.0 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 5.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 122,050 sq ft, it is about 23% above the average floor area of 99,202 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 52 years earlier than the group's average year built (1993). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage), covering report years 2018–2019. Site EUI moved from 6.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 6.0 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 52 tCO₂e to 52 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 6.0 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. 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage)'s 6.0 kBtu/ft² across 122,050 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (215 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 214,718 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) to report its energy use?
801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:6354196:2019). 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 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage)'s energy grade?
801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 6.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 6.0 kBtu/ft² across 122,050 sq ft, including 214,718 kWh of electricity.
What are 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage)'s carbon emissions?
801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) reported 52 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage)?
801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) is at 801 E Commercial St, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.05265, -118.23126 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) and when was it built?
801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) has 122,050 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1941 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is 801 E Commercial St (Life Storage) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “801 E Commercial St (Life Storage), Los Angeles, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/801-e-commercial-st-life-storage-a4b5442c (data as of July 9, 2026).