Financial Center Building
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in California, CA · 704 South Spring Street, Los Angeles · 90014
At a glance
Financial Center Building is a 61,946-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 704 South Spring Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1925. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.7 kBtu/ft² and 145 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 145 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 640,451 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 61,946 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6380118:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 35.7 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 157 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
- 704 South Spring Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90014
- Coordinates
- 34.04421, -118.25216
Within ~1 km
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How does Financial Center Building compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 982 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 35.7 kBtu/ft² is about 72% below the average of 127.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 68% below the group average of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,946 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 135,409 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 57 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Financial Center Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Financial Center Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 36.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 35.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 157 tCO₂e to 145 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does a site EUI of 35.7 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. Financial Center Building's 35.7 kBtu/ft² across 61,946 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (648 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 640,451 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Financial Center Building to report its energy use?
Financial Center Building 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:6380118:2024). 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 Financial Center Building's energy grade?
Financial Center Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Financial Center Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.7 kBtu/ft² across 61,946 sq ft, including 640,451 kWh of electricity.
What are Financial Center Building's carbon emissions?
Financial Center Building reported 145 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Financial Center Building?
Financial Center Building is at 704 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90014. Its coordinates are 34.04421, -118.25216 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Financial Center Building and when was it built?
Financial Center Building has 61,946 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Financial Center Building 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, “Financial Center Building, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/financial-center-building-57139d41 (data as of July 9, 2026).