Columbia Square Living (Rs044)
Office in California, CA · 1550 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles · 90028
At a glance
Columbia Square Living (Rs044) is a 264,430-square-foot office building at 1550 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2015. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 43.8 kBtu/ft² and 768 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 28% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 43.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 768 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,391,116 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 264,430 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27443974:2024 |
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
- 1550 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90028
- Coordinates
- 34.09963, -118.32345
Within ~1 km
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How does Columbia Square Living (Rs044) compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Columbia Square Living (Rs044)'s ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 43.8 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 264,430 sq ft, it is about 74% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 30 years later 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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. Columbia Square Living (Rs044)'s 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 264,430 sq ft works out to about 11.6 billion Btu (3,394 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,391,116 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Square Living (Rs044) to report its energy use?
Columbia Square Living (Rs044) 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:27443974:2024). 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 Columbia Square Living (Rs044)'s energy grade?
Columbia Square Living (Rs044) scores 68 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 Columbia Square Living (Rs044) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 264,430 sq ft, including 3,391,116 kWh of electricity.
What are Columbia Square Living (Rs044)'s carbon emissions?
Columbia Square Living (Rs044) reported 768 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Columbia Square Living (Rs044)?
Columbia Square Living (Rs044) is at 1550 North El Centro Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90028. Its coordinates are 34.09963, -118.32345 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Columbia Square Living (Rs044) and when was it built?
Columbia Square Living (Rs044) has 264,430 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Columbia Square Living (Rs044) 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, “Columbia Square Living (Rs044), Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/columbia-square-living-rs044-462afeec (data as of July 9, 2026).