Plaza At Lafayette
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 401 South La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles · 90057
At a glance
Plaza At Lafayette is a 58,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 401 South La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2001. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 59 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 38.3 kBtu/ft² and 137 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 59 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 38.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 137 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 300,541 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 58,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16868455:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 59 | +15 | 38.3 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 44 | -8 | 43.8 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 52 | -14 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 142 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 66 | -29 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 95 | 29.2 kBtu/ft² | 95 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
- 401 South La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90057
- Coordinates
- 34.06589, -118.28235
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza At Lafayette 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. Plaza At Lafayette's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 38.3 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 14% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,000 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 13 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 Plaza At Lafayette's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Plaza At Lafayette, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2019 to 59 in 2023 (-36 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 95. Site EUI moved from 29.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 38.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 31% increase. Reported emissions went from 95 tCO₂e to 137 tCO₂e over the same span (up 45%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. Plaza At Lafayette's 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 58,000 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (651 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 300,541 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Plaza At Lafayette to report its energy use?
Plaza At Lafayette 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:16868455:2023). 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 Plaza At Lafayette's energy grade?
Plaza At Lafayette scores 59 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Plaza At Lafayette use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 58,000 sq ft, including 300,541 kWh of electricity.
What are Plaza At Lafayette's carbon emissions?
Plaza At Lafayette reported 137 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Plaza At Lafayette?
Plaza At Lafayette is at 401 South La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90057. Its coordinates are 34.06589, -118.28235 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Plaza At Lafayette and when was it built?
Plaza At Lafayette has 58,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Plaza At Lafayette covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Plaza At Lafayette, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/plaza-at-lafayette-ce4492e9 (data as of July 9, 2026).