Orion Gardens Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 8414 Orion Avenue, Los Angeles · 91343
At a glance
Orion Gardens Apartments is a 65,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 8414 Orion Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1977. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 51.1 kBtu/ft² and 206 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 51.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 206 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 389,033 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 65,500 sq ft |
| Source record | california:20971121:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 84 | -2 | 51.1 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 86 | +1 | 54.0 kBtu/ft² | 208 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 85 | +2 | 58.7 kBtu/ft² | 215 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 83 | +2 | 58.7 kBtu/ft² | 218 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 81 | 63.4 kBtu/ft² | 232 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
- 8414 Orion Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91343
- Coordinates
- 34.22368, -118.47184
Within ~1 km
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How does Orion Gardens Apartments compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Orion Gardens Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 51.1 kBtu/ft² is about 49% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,500 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Orion Gardens Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Orion Gardens Apartments, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2020 to 84 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 86. Site EUI moved from 63.4 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 51.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 232 tCO₂e to 206 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Orion Gardens Apartments's 51.1 kBtu/ft² across 65,500 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (981 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 389,033 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Orion Gardens Apartments to report its energy use?
Orion Gardens Apartments 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:20971121:2024). 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 Orion Gardens Apartments's energy grade?
Orion Gardens Apartments scores 84 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Orion Gardens Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 51.1 kBtu/ft² across 65,500 sq ft, including 389,033 kWh of electricity.
What are Orion Gardens Apartments's carbon emissions?
Orion Gardens Apartments reported 206 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orion Gardens Apartments?
Orion Gardens Apartments is at 8414 Orion Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 91343. Its coordinates are 34.22368, -118.47184 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Orion Gardens Apartments and when was it built?
Orion Gardens Apartments has 65,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orion Gardens Apartments 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, “Orion Gardens Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/orion-gardens-apartments-039979e3 (data as of July 9, 2026).