Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 303 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles · 90020
At a glance
Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens is a 50,140-square-foot multifamily housing building at 303 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1978. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 24.7 kBtu/ft² and 74 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 66% 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 | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 24.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 74 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 156,536 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 50,140 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5231212:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | +1 | 24.7 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 97 | ±0 | 25.2 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 97 | +1 | 24.8 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 96 | ±0 | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 96 | -1 | 27.3 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 97 | 25.9 kBtu/ft² | 79 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
- 303 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90020
- Coordinates
- 34.06853, -118.31546
Within ~1 km
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How does Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens 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. Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 24.7 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,140 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 10 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 Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2019 to 98 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 25.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 24.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 79 tCO₂e to 74 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens's 24.7 kBtu/ft² across 50,140 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (363 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 156,536 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens to report its energy use?
Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens 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:5231212:2024). 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 Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens's energy grade?
Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 24.7 kBtu/ft² across 50,140 sq ft, including 156,536 kWh of electricity.
What are Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens's carbon emissions?
Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens reported 74 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens?
Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens is at 303 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90020. Its coordinates are 34.06853, -118.31546 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens and when was it built?
Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens has 50,140 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens 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, “Hancock Gardens: Hancock Gardens, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/hancock-gardens-hancock-gardens-393dd1c0 (data as of July 9, 2026).