Eastern Columbia
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles · 90014
At a glance
Eastern Columbia is a 343,495-square-foot multifamily housing building at 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1930. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 59 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 22.4 kBtu/ft² and 481 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 59 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 22.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 481 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,375,051 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,018 therms |
| Gross floor area | 343,495 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6126547:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 59 | +13 | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 481 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 46 | +9 | 24.0 kBtu/ft² | 478 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 37 | -5 | 26.5 kBtu/ft² | 552 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 42 | 26.4 kBtu/ft² | 552 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
- 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90014
- Coordinates
- 34.04305, -118.25539
Within ~1 km
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How does Eastern Columbia 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. Eastern Columbia's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 22.4 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 343,495 sq ft, it is about 128% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 58 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 Eastern Columbia's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Eastern Columbia, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2019 to 59 in 2022 (+17 points). Site EUI moved from 26.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 22.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 552 tCO₂e to 481 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. Eastern Columbia's 22.4 kBtu/ft² across 343,495 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,255 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 1,375,051 kWh of electricity and 30,018 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Eastern Columbia to report its energy use?
Eastern Columbia 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:6126547:2022). 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 Eastern Columbia's energy grade?
Eastern Columbia scores 59 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Eastern Columbia use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 22.4 kBtu/ft² across 343,495 sq ft, including 1,375,051 kWh of electricity and 30,018 therms of natural gas.
What are Eastern Columbia's carbon emissions?
Eastern Columbia reported 481 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Eastern Columbia?
Eastern Columbia is at 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90014. Its coordinates are 34.04305, -118.25539 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Eastern Columbia and when was it built?
Eastern Columbia has 343,495 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Eastern Columbia 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, “Eastern Columbia, Los Angeles, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/eastern-columbia-b46e6eea (data as of July 9, 2026).