Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles
Office in California, CA · 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles · 90038
At a glance
Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles is a 42,564-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1931. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 72.6 kBtu/ft² and 197 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 72.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 197 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 591,019 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,110 therms |
| Gross floor area | 42,564 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6877696:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 48 | +7 | 72.6 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 41 | -18 | 77.4 kBtu/ft² | 213 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 59 | +15 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 166 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 44 | -14 | 74.4 kBtu/ft² | 198 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 58 | 59.1 kBtu/ft² | 203 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
- 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90038
- Coordinates
- 34.08534, -118.31602
Within ~1 km
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How does Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 72.6 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 42,564 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 54 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles, covering report years 2018–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2018 to 48 in 2022 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 59. Site EUI moved from 59.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 72.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 23% increase. Reported emissions went from 203 tCO₂e to 197 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles's 72.6 kBtu/ft² across 42,564 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (906 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 591,019 kWh of electricity and 11,110 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles to report its energy use?
Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles 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:6877696:2022). 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 Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles's energy grade?
Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles scores 48 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 72.6 kBtu/ft² across 42,564 sq ft, including 591,019 kWh of electricity and 11,110 therms of natural gas.
What are Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles's carbon emissions?
Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles reported 197 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles?
Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles is in Los Angeles, California 90038. Its coordinates are 34.08534, -118.31602 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles and when was it built?
Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles has 42,564 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles 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, “Building 213, 5500 Monroe St, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/building-213-68703d47 (data as of July 9, 2026).