Hilton Universal Hotel
Hotel in California, CA · 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles · 91608
At a glance
Hilton Universal Hotel is a 548,000-square-foot hotel at 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1983. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 103.5 kBtu/ft² and 3,342 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 103.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 3,342 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,166,946 kWh |
| Natural gas | 350,044 therms |
| Gross floor area | 548,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6140001:2018 |
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
- 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91608
- Coordinates
- 34.13876, -118.35929
Within ~1 km
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How does Hilton Universal Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Hilton Universal Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 103.5 kBtu/ft² is about 58% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 52% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 548,000 sq ft, it is about 227% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. Hilton Universal Hotel's 103.5 kBtu/ft² across 548,000 sq ft works out to about 56.7 billion Btu (16,622 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 6,166,946 kWh of electricity and 350,044 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hilton Universal Hotel to report its energy use?
Hilton Universal Hotel 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6140001:2018). 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.
More hotel buildings in California
- Grand Hyatt San Francisco· 545,418 sq ft · score 25 (D)
- Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel)· 542,209 sq ft · score 21 (D)
- The Omni Los Angeles Hotel· 540,028 sq ft · score 62 (C)
- La Quinta Resort & Club (For Ca Ab802)· 530,438 sq ft · score 62 (C)
- 132- Great Wolf Manteca· 528,000 sq ft · score 5 (D)
- Ritz Carlton - Santa Barbara· 525,391 sq ft · score 23 (D)
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- All California benchmarked buildings· AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hilton Universal Hotel's energy grade?
Hilton Universal Hotel scores 72 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2018 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hilton Universal Hotel use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 103.5 kBtu/ft² across 548,000 sq ft, including 6,166,946 kWh of electricity and 350,044 therms of natural gas.
What are Hilton Universal Hotel's carbon emissions?
Hilton Universal Hotel reported 3,342 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Hilton Universal Hotel?
Hilton Universal Hotel is at 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 91608. Its coordinates are 34.13876, -118.35929 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Hilton Universal Hotel and when was it built?
Hilton Universal Hotel has 548,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hilton Universal Hotel covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Hilton Universal Hotel, Los Angeles, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/hilton-universal-hotel-19db63a4 (data as of July 9, 2026).