Grand Plaza Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 601 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
Grand Plaza Apartments is a 236,529-square-foot multifamily housing building at 601 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1991. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 45.7 kBtu/ft² and 683 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 45.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 683 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,313,257 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 236,529 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27572223:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 14 | +2 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 683 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 12 | 45.4 kBtu/ft² | 717 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
- 601 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.06160, -118.24381
Within ~1 km
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How does Grand Plaza Apartments 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. Grand Plaza Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 45.7 kBtu/ft² is about 33% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 236,529 sq ft, it is about 57% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1991 construction date is close to 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 Grand Plaza Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Grand Plaza Apartments, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 12 in 2023 to 14 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 45.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 45.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 717 tCO₂e to 683 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. Grand Plaza Apartments's 45.7 kBtu/ft² across 236,529 sq ft works out to about 10.8 billion Btu (3,168 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,313,257 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Grand Plaza Apartments to report its energy use?
Grand Plaza Apartments 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:27572223:2024). 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 Grand Plaza Apartments's energy grade?
Grand Plaza Apartments scores 14 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Grand Plaza Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.7 kBtu/ft² across 236,529 sq ft, including 2,313,257 kWh of electricity.
What are Grand Plaza Apartments's carbon emissions?
Grand Plaza Apartments reported 683 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Grand Plaza Apartments?
Grand Plaza Apartments is at 601 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.06160, -118.24381 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Grand Plaza Apartments and when was it built?
Grand Plaza Apartments has 236,529 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Grand Plaza Apartments 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, “Grand Plaza Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/grand-plaza-apartments-b25f4429 (data as of July 9, 2026).