La Plaza
Parking in California, CA · 555 North Spring Street, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
La Plaza is a 258,390-square-foot parking building at 555 North Spring Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2019. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 71.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 71.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,128 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,114,095 kWh |
| Natural gas | 79,576 therms |
| Gross floor area | 258,390 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10174421:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 71.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,128 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 61.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,031 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
- 555 North Spring Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.05766, -118.24044
Within ~1 km
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How does La Plaza compare with other parking buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 440 parking buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 71.1 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 32.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 258,390 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 238,274 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has La Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for La Plaza, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 61.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 71.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,031 tCO₂e to 1,128 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 71.1 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. La Plaza's 71.1 kBtu/ft² across 258,390 sq ft works out to about 18.4 billion Btu (5,384 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,114,095 kWh of electricity and 79,576 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires La Plaza to report its energy use?
La Plaza 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:10174421:2024). 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 La Plaza's energy grade?
La Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 71.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does La Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 71.1 kBtu/ft² across 258,390 sq ft, including 3,114,095 kWh of electricity and 79,576 therms of natural gas.
What are La Plaza's carbon emissions?
La Plaza reported 1,128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is La Plaza?
La Plaza is at 555 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.05766, -118.24044 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is La Plaza and when was it built?
La Plaza has 258,390 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is La Plaza 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, “La Plaza, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/la-plaza-8846a62b (data as of July 9, 2026).