Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza
Hotel in California, CA · 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza is a 384,002-square-foot hotel at 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1991. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 7 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 136.2 kBtu/ft² and 3,198 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 7 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 136.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 3,198 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,861,569 kWh |
| Natural gas | 291,656 therms |
| Gross floor area | 384,002 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6335322:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | 7 | +4 | 136.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,198 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 3 | 150.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,533 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
- 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.05284, -118.24970
Within ~1 km
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How does Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza's ENERGY STAR score of 7 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 136.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 384,002 sq ft, it is about 129% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 3 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 Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza, covering report years 2018–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 3 in 2018 to 7 in 2019 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 150.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 136.2 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,533 tCO₂e to 3,198 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 7 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 7 means the building performs better than about 7% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 7 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 68 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. Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza's 136.2 kBtu/ft² across 384,002 sq ft works out to about 52.3 billion Btu (15,328 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 6,861,569 kWh of electricity and 291,656 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza to report its energy use?
Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:6335322:2019). 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 Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza's energy grade?
Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza scores 7 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 136.2 kBtu/ft² across 384,002 sq ft, including 6,861,569 kWh of electricity and 291,656 therms of natural gas.
What are Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza's carbon emissions?
Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza reported 3,198 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza?
Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza is at 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.05284, -118.24970 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza and when was it built?
Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza has 384,002 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Omni Los Angeles Hotel At California Plaza, Los Angeles, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/omni-los-angeles-hotel-at-california-plaza-60aeffdc (data as of July 9, 2026).