Century Apartments (Cap)
Residence Hall/Dormitory in California, CA · 3115 Orchard Avenue, Los Angeles · 90007
At a glance
Century Apartments (Cap) is a 209,211-square-foot residence hall/dormitory at 3115 Orchard Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1978. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.3 kBtu/ft² and 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 16.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 610,619 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 209,211 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5787741:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 16.3 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 283 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 342 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 15.9 kBtu/ft² | 192 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 6.5 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 22.1 kBtu/ft² | 291 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 35.9 kBtu/ft² | 493 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
- 3115 Orchard Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90007
- Coordinates
- 34.02627, -118.28962
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- University Park Campus (Upc)score —
College/University · 8,763,109 sq ft
- University Village (Uvi)score —
Residence Hall/Dormitory · 1,207,266 sq ft
- Parking Structure A (Psa)score —
Parking · 548,534 sq ft
Residence Hall/Dormitory · 492,541 sq ft
- Parking Structure D (Psd)score —
Parking · 406,254 sq ft
- Mccarthy Way Structure (Psx)score —
Parking · 310,740 sq ft
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How does Century Apartments (Cap) compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 85 residence hall/dormitory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 16.3 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 40.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% below the group average of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 209,211 sq ft, it is about 32% above the average floor area of 158,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1989). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Century Apartments (Cap)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Century Apartments (Cap), covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 35.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 16.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 55% decrease. Reported emissions went from 493 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (down 57%).
What does a site EUI of 16.3 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. Century Apartments (Cap)'s 16.3 kBtu/ft² across 209,211 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (999 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 610,619 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Century Apartments (Cap) to report its energy use?
Century Apartments (Cap) 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:5787741:2024). 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.
More residence hall/dormitory buildings in California
- The Kathleen L. Mccarthy Honors College (Mhc)· 202,244 sq ft · score 22 (D)
- Aberdeen-Inverness Residence Hall· 194,471 sq ft · score 24 (D)
- City Of Dharma Realm· 187,155 sq ft · EUI 5.5 kBtu/ft²
- Campus Village 2· 186,318 sq ft · score 1 (D)
- 351 - David Blackwell Hall· 185,855 sq ft · score 88 (A)
- International House· 185,200 sq ft · score 87 (A)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Century Apartments (Cap)'s energy grade?
Century Apartments (Cap) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Century Apartments (Cap) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 16.3 kBtu/ft² across 209,211 sq ft, including 610,619 kWh of electricity.
What are Century Apartments (Cap)'s carbon emissions?
Century Apartments (Cap) reported 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Century Apartments (Cap)?
Century Apartments (Cap) is at 3115 Orchard Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90007. Its coordinates are 34.02627, -118.28962 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Century Apartments (Cap) and when was it built?
Century Apartments (Cap) has 209,211 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as residence hall/dormitory.
Is Century Apartments (Cap) 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, “Century Apartments (Cap), Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/century-apartments-cap-b78ddf44 (data as of July 9, 2026).