Area No. 18 - Park La Brea
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 530 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles · 90036
At a glance
Area No. 18 - Park La Brea is a 66,048-square-foot multifamily housing building at 530 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1951. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 49.2 kBtu/ft² and 189 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 49.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 189 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 189,659 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 66,048 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6081670:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 69 | +9 | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 189 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | 48.7 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 74 | +24 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 50 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 213 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
- 530 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
- Coordinates
- 34.06652, -118.36124
Within ~1 km
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How does Area No. 18 - Park La Brea 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. Area No. 18 - Park La Brea's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 49.2 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 66,048 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 37 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 Area No. 18 - Park La Brea's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Area No. 18 - Park La Brea, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2019 to 69 in 2024 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 74. Site EUI moved from 57.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 49.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 213 tCO₂e to 189 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. Area No. 18 - Park La Brea's 49.2 kBtu/ft² across 66,048 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (952 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 189,659 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Area No. 18 - Park La Brea to report its energy use?
Area No. 18 - Park La Brea 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:6081670:2024). 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 Area No. 18 - Park La Brea's energy grade?
Area No. 18 - Park La Brea scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Area No. 18 - Park La Brea use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.2 kBtu/ft² across 66,048 sq ft, including 189,659 kWh of electricity.
What are Area No. 18 - Park La Brea's carbon emissions?
Area No. 18 - Park La Brea reported 189 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Area No. 18 - Park La Brea?
Area No. 18 - Park La Brea is at 530 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90036. Its coordinates are 34.06652, -118.36124 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Area No. 18 - Park La Brea and when was it built?
Area No. 18 - Park La Brea has 66,048 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Area No. 18 - Park La Brea 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, “Area No. 18 - Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/area-no-18-park-la-brea-d4a5aaeb (data as of July 9, 2026).