Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street
Office in California, CA · 1630 Stewart Avenue, Santa Monica · 90404
At a glance
Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street is a 76,169-square-foot office building at 1630 Stewart Avenue, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California, built in 1972. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 41.2 kBtu/ft² and 215 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 41.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 215 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 919,685 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 76,169 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2946576:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 73 | -13 | 41.2 kBtu/ft² | 215 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | -8 | 31.4 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | +29 | 24.3 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 65 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 234 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
- 1630 Stewart Avenue, Santa Monica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90404
- Coordinates
- 34.03155, -118.46842
Within ~1 km
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How does Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 41.2 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,169 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2019 to 73 in 2022 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 94. Site EUI moved from 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 41.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 234 tCO₂e to 215 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street's 41.2 kBtu/ft² across 76,169 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (920 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 919,685 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street to report its energy use?
Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:2946576:2022). 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 Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street's energy grade?
Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 41.2 kBtu/ft² across 76,169 sq ft, including 919,685 kWh of electricity.
What are Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street's carbon emissions?
Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street reported 215 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street?
Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street is at 1630 Stewart Avenue, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California 90404. Its coordinates are 34.03155, -118.46842 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street and when was it built?
Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street has 76,169 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Penn Station Studios - 1630 Stewart Street, Santa Monica, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/penn-station-studios-1630-stewart-street-a2379683 (data as of July 9, 2026).