Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot
Hotel in California, CA · 1740 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica · 90401
At a glance
Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot is a 145,000-square-foot hotel at 1740 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California, built in 1999. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 33 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 95.4 kBtu/ft² and 858 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 33 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 95.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 858 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,340,000 kWh |
| Natural gas | 58,489 therms |
| Gross floor area | 145,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:20978091:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 33 | -6 | 95.4 kBtu/ft² | 858 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 39 | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 740 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
- 1740 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90401
- Coordinates
- 34.00848, -118.49242
Within ~1 km
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- Parking Structure #5score —
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How does Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot's ENERGY STAR score of 33 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 95.4 kBtu/ft² is about 45% 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 48% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 145,000 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 11 years later 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.
How has Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2021 to 33 in 2022 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 39. Site EUI moved from 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 95.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 740 tCO₂e to 858 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 33 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 33 means the building performs better than about 33% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 33 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 42 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. Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot's 95.4 kBtu/ft² across 145,000 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,054 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 2,340,000 kWh of electricity and 58,489 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot to report its energy use?
Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:20978091:2022). 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 Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot's energy grade?
Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot scores 33 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 95.4 kBtu/ft² across 145,000 sq ft, including 2,340,000 kWh of electricity and 58,489 therms of natural gas.
What are Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot's carbon emissions?
Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot reported 858 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot?
Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot is at 1740 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California 90401. Its coordinates are 34.00848, -118.49242 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot and when was it built?
Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot has 145,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Jw Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot, Santa Monica, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/jw-marriott-santa-monica-le-merigot-f49ff0ec (data as of July 9, 2026).