938 S Lake St - Lake Towers
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 938 South Lake Street, Los Angeles · 90006
At a glance
938 S Lake St - Lake Towers is a 62,984-square-foot multifamily housing building at 938 South Lake Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1930. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 44.2 kBtu/ft² and 164 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% 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 | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 44.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 164 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 319,347 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 62,984 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6374283:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 49 | +16 | 44.2 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 33 | -2 | 52.2 kBtu/ft² | 185 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 35 | +7 | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 179 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 28 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 190 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
- 938 South Lake Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90006
- Coordinates
- 34.05266, -118.28011
Within ~1 km
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How does 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers 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. 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 44.2 kBtu/ft² is about 28% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,984 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 58 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 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2019 to 49 in 2024 (+21 points). Site EUI moved from 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 44.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 190 tCO₂e to 164 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers's 44.2 kBtu/ft² across 62,984 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (816 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 319,347 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers to report its energy use?
938 S Lake St - Lake Towers 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:6374283:2024). 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 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers's energy grade?
938 S Lake St - Lake Towers scores 49 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 44.2 kBtu/ft² across 62,984 sq ft, including 319,347 kWh of electricity.
What are 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers's carbon emissions?
938 S Lake St - Lake Towers reported 164 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers?
938 S Lake St - Lake Towers is at 938 South Lake Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90006. Its coordinates are 34.05266, -118.28011 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers and when was it built?
938 S Lake St - Lake Towers has 62,984 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 938 S Lake St - Lake Towers 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, “938 S Lake St - Lake Towers, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/938-s-lake-st-lake-towers-bafe1b28 (data as of July 9, 2026).