Binford Lofts (837)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 837 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles · 90013
At a glance
Binford Lofts (837) is a 27,792-square-foot multifamily housing building at 837 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1924. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 67.0 kBtu/ft² and 121 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 67.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 121 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 420,383 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,351 therms |
| Gross floor area | 27,792 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6865797:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 67.0 kBtu/ft² | 121 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 66.2 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 45.9 kBtu/ft² | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 117 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
- 837 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90013
- Coordinates
- 34.04464, -118.23483
Within ~1 km
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How does Binford Lofts (837) 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. Its site EUI of 67.0 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,792 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 64 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 Binford Lofts (837)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Binford Lofts (837), covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 45.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 67.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 46% increase. Reported emissions went from 117 tCO₂e to 121 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 67.0 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. Binford Lofts (837)'s 67.0 kBtu/ft² across 27,792 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (546 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 420,383 kWh of electricity and 4,351 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Binford Lofts (837) to report its energy use?
Binford Lofts (837) 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6865797:2022). 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 Binford Lofts (837)'s energy grade?
Binford Lofts (837) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 67.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Binford Lofts (837) use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 67.0 kBtu/ft² across 27,792 sq ft, including 420,383 kWh of electricity and 4,351 therms of natural gas.
What are Binford Lofts (837)'s carbon emissions?
Binford Lofts (837) reported 121 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Binford Lofts (837)?
Binford Lofts (837) is at 837 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90013. Its coordinates are 34.04464, -118.23483 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Binford Lofts (837) and when was it built?
Binford Lofts (837) has 27,792 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Binford Lofts (837) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Binford Lofts (837), Los Angeles, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/binford-lofts-837-61b72b0a (data as of July 9, 2026).