Palm Court Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 740 South Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles · 90036
At a glance
Palm Court Apartments is a 136,488-square-foot multifamily housing building at 740 South Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1930. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 80 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 29.5 kBtu/ft² and 247 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% 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 | 80 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 29.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 247 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 682,462 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 136,488 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6335328:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 80 | ±0 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 80 | -13 | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 249 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | -5 | 31.6 kBtu/ft² | 271 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 98 | +1 | 27.3 kBtu/ft² | 213 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 97 | +9 | 29.8 kBtu/ft² | 243 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 88 | 30.4 kBtu/ft² | 260 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
- 740 South Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
- Coordinates
- 34.06109, -118.34903
Within ~1 km
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How does Palm Court 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. Palm Court Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 29.5 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 136,488 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 58 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 Palm Court Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Palm Court Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 88 in 2019 to 80 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 98. Site EUI moved from 30.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 260 tCO₂e to 247 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 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. Palm Court Apartments's 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 136,488 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,180 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 682,462 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Palm Court Apartments to report its energy use?
Palm Court 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:6335328:2024). 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 Palm Court Apartments's energy grade?
Palm Court Apartments scores 80 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 Palm Court Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 136,488 sq ft, including 682,462 kWh of electricity.
What are Palm Court Apartments's carbon emissions?
Palm Court Apartments reported 247 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Palm Court Apartments?
Palm Court Apartments is at 740 South Burnside Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90036. Its coordinates are 34.06109, -118.34903 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Palm Court Apartments and when was it built?
Palm Court Apartments has 136,488 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Palm Court 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, “Palm Court Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/palm-court-apartments-a50ca3e1 (data as of July 9, 2026).