Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Office in California, CA · 244 South San Pedro Street Lobby, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is a 80,577-square-foot office building at 244 South San Pedro Street Lobby, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1980. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 6.1 kBtu/ft² and 26 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 6.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 26 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 4,795 therms |
| Gross floor area | 80,577 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6349860:2018 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 244 South San Pedro Street Lobby, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.04819, -118.24218
Within ~1 km
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How does Japanese American Cultural & Community Center compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 6.1 kBtu/ft² is about 89% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 92% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,577 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 6.1 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Japanese American Cultural & Community Center's 6.1 kBtu/ft² across 80,577 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (144 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 4,795 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Japanese American Cultural & Community Center to report its energy use?
Japanese American Cultural & Community 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6349860:2018). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Japanese American Cultural & Community Center's energy grade?
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 6.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Japanese American Cultural & Community Center use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 6.1 kBtu/ft² across 80,577 sq ft and 4,795 therms of natural gas.
What are Japanese American Cultural & Community Center's carbon emissions?
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center reported 26 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Japanese American Cultural & Community Center?
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is at 244 South San Pedro Street Lobby, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.04819, -118.24218 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and when was it built?
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center has 80,577 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Japanese American Cultural & Community Center 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, “Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Los Angeles, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/japanese-american-cultural-community-center-ee9d72d1 (data as of July 9, 2026).