Harvard Townhome Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 451 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles · 90020
At a glance
Harvard Townhome Apartments is a 125,928-square-foot multifamily housing building at 451 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1972. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 35.4 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% 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 | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 35.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 641,434 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 125,928 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6380172:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 88 | +11 | 35.4 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 77 | ±0 | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | +5 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 72 | ±0 | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 72 | -14 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 86 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 285 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
- 451 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90020
- Coordinates
- 34.06576, -118.30487
Within ~1 km
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How does Harvard Townhome 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. Harvard Townhome Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 35.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 125,928 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 16 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 Harvard Townhome Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Harvard Townhome Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2019 to 88 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 35.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 285 tCO₂e to 269 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 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. Harvard Townhome Apartments's 35.4 kBtu/ft² across 125,928 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,306 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 641,434 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Harvard Townhome Apartments to report its energy use?
Harvard Townhome 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:6380172:2024). 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 Harvard Townhome Apartments's energy grade?
Harvard Townhome Apartments scores 88 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 Harvard Townhome Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.4 kBtu/ft² across 125,928 sq ft, including 641,434 kWh of electricity.
What are Harvard Townhome Apartments's carbon emissions?
Harvard Townhome Apartments reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Harvard Townhome Apartments?
Harvard Townhome Apartments is at 451 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90020. Its coordinates are 34.06576, -118.30487 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Harvard Townhome Apartments and when was it built?
Harvard Townhome Apartments has 125,928 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Harvard Townhome 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, “Harvard Townhome Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/harvard-townhome-apartments-1d349d56 (data as of July 9, 2026).