Harbor Terrace Retirement Center
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 435 West 8Th Street, Los Angeles · 90731
At a glance
Harbor Terrace Retirement Center is a 57,092-square-foot senior living community building at 435 West 8Th Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1989. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 46.9 kBtu/ft² and 172 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 46.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 172 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 522,270 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 57,092 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6271092:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 81 | -1 | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 172 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | +3 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 79 | +6 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 73 | -3 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 76 | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 185 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
- 435 West 8Th Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90731
- Coordinates
- 33.73668, -118.28673
Within ~1 km
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How does Harbor Terrace Retirement Center compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Harbor Terrace Retirement Center's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 46.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,092 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has Harbor Terrace Retirement Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Harbor Terrace Retirement Center, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2019 to 81 in 2023 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 82. Site EUI moved from 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 46.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 185 tCO₂e to 172 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Harbor Terrace Retirement Center's 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 57,092 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (785 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 522,270 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Harbor Terrace Retirement Center to report its energy use?
Harbor Terrace Retirement Center 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:6271092:2023). 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 Harbor Terrace Retirement Center's energy grade?
Harbor Terrace Retirement Center scores 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Harbor Terrace Retirement Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 57,092 sq ft, including 522,270 kWh of electricity.
What are Harbor Terrace Retirement Center's carbon emissions?
Harbor Terrace Retirement Center reported 172 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Harbor Terrace Retirement Center?
Harbor Terrace Retirement Center is at 435 West 8Th Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90731. Its coordinates are 33.73668, -118.28673 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Harbor Terrace Retirement Center and when was it built?
Harbor Terrace Retirement Center has 57,092 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is Harbor Terrace Retirement Center covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Harbor Terrace Retirement Center, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/harbor-terrace-retirement-center-fd684a37 (data as of July 9, 2026).