Alvarado Gardens Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1800 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles · 90026
At a glance
Alvarado Gardens Apartments is a 54,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1800 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1970. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 48.2 kBtu/ft² and 156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% 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 | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 48.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 156 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 171,451 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 54,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6165612:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 79 | +3 | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 76 | +3 | 46.7 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | +3 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 70 | +11 | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 59 | -3 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 62 | 56.7 kBtu/ft² | 180 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
- 1800 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90026
- Coordinates
- 34.08690, -118.25737
Within ~1 km
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How does Alvarado Gardens Apartments 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. Alvarado Gardens Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 48.2 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 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 Alvarado Gardens Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Alvarado Gardens Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2019 to 79 in 2024 (+17 points). Site EUI moved from 56.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 48.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 180 tCO₂e to 156 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Alvarado Gardens Apartments's 48.2 kBtu/ft² across 54,000 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (763 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 171,451 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Alvarado Gardens Apartments to report its energy use?
Alvarado Gardens Apartments 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:6165612:2024). 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 Alvarado Gardens Apartments's energy grade?
Alvarado Gardens Apartments scores 79 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Alvarado Gardens Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.2 kBtu/ft² across 54,000 sq ft, including 171,451 kWh of electricity.
What are Alvarado Gardens Apartments's carbon emissions?
Alvarado Gardens Apartments reported 156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Alvarado Gardens Apartments?
Alvarado Gardens Apartments is at 1800 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90026. Its coordinates are 34.08690, -118.25737 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Alvarado Gardens Apartments and when was it built?
Alvarado Gardens Apartments has 54,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Alvarado Gardens Apartments 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, “Alvarado Gardens Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/alvarado-gardens-apartments-730c901c (data as of July 9, 2026).