Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 303 South Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles · 90731
At a glance
Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony is a 64,873-square-foot multifamily housing building at 303 South Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 33.9 kBtu/ft² and 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 33.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 131 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 318,355 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 64,873 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6769669:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 66 | -2 | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 68 | -7 | 33.8 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 75 | -19 | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 94 | +21 | 19.2 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 73 | -1 | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 74 | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 136 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 303 South Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90731
- Coordinates
- 33.74102, -118.28842
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- 550 Harborfront, Palos Verdesscore 99
Multifamily Housing · 459,903 sq ft
- The Vue (Wt136;P-1409)score 84
Multifamily Housing · 429,461 sq ft
- Carmel Vue-Greystarscore 73
Multifamily Housing · 400,000 sq ft
Office · 262,679 sq ft
- Topazscore 99
Office · 262,679 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 135,389 sq ft
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony 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. Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 33.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 64,873 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 years later 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 Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 74 in 2019 to 66 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 94. Site EUI moved from 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 33.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 136 tCO₂e to 131 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony's 33.9 kBtu/ft² across 64,873 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (645 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 318,355 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony to report its energy use?
Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony 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:6769669:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in California
- Ca571_Building A· 64,864 sq ft · score 98 (A)
- Pasatiempo Apartments· 64,852 sq ft · score 96 (A)
- 3902 Lenawee Ave, Culver City, Ca 90232, Usa· 64,843 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 1715 W 158Th St (Gardena Valley Towers)· 64,840 sq ft · score 95 (A)
- Highland Oaks Apartments· 64,840 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Latham Court· 64,821 sq ft · score 97 (A)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in California· 10,630 benchmarked
- All California benchmarked buildings· AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
- Most efficient large buildings in California
- Least efficient large buildings in California
- Biggest emitters in California
Frequently asked questions
What is Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony's energy grade?
Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.9 kBtu/ft² across 64,873 sq ft, including 318,355 kWh of electricity.
What are Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony's carbon emissions?
Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony reported 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony?
Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony is at 303 South Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90731. Its coordinates are 33.74102, -118.28842 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony and when was it built?
Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony has 64,873 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony 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).
Working with California building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Pacific Avenue Artist Colony: Pacific Avenue Artist Colony, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/pacific-avenue-artist-colony-pacific-avenue-artist-colony-030147d2 (data as of July 9, 2026).