Palm Royale - Rw Selby
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 3420 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles · 90034
At a glance
Palm Royale - Rw Selby is a 76,900-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3420 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1987. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 38.9 kBtu/ft² and 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% 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 | 61 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 38.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 183 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 400,915 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 76,900 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5993619:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 61 | -8 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 69 | +5 | 38.0 kBtu/ft² | 182 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 64 | +2 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 187 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 62 | +1 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 61 | +21 | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 184 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 40 | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 211 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
- 3420 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90034
- Coordinates
- 34.02094, -118.42284
Within ~1 km
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How does Palm Royale - Rw Selby 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 Royale - Rw Selby's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 38.9 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,900 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to 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 Royale - Rw Selby's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Palm Royale - Rw Selby, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2019 to 61 in 2024 (+21 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 69. Site EUI moved from 45.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 211 tCO₂e to 183 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. Palm Royale - Rw Selby's 38.9 kBtu/ft² across 76,900 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (877 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 400,915 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Palm Royale - Rw Selby to report its energy use?
Palm Royale - Rw Selby 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:5993619:2024). 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 Royale - Rw Selby's energy grade?
Palm Royale - Rw Selby scores 61 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 Palm Royale - Rw Selby use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.9 kBtu/ft² across 76,900 sq ft, including 400,915 kWh of electricity.
What are Palm Royale - Rw Selby's carbon emissions?
Palm Royale - Rw Selby reported 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Palm Royale - Rw Selby?
Palm Royale - Rw Selby is at 3420 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90034. Its coordinates are 34.02094, -118.42284 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Palm Royale - Rw Selby and when was it built?
Palm Royale - Rw Selby has 76,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Palm Royale - Rw Selby 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 Royale - Rw Selby, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/palm-royale-rw-selby-f40504f3 (data as of July 9, 2026).