San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 400 South Main Street, Los Angeles · 90013
At a glance
San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street is a 131,161-square-foot multifamily housing building at 400 South Main Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1907. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 26.8 kBtu/ft² and 231 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% 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 | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 26.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 231 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 656,512 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 131,161 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5893007:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 48 | +8 | 26.8 kBtu/ft² | 231 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 40 | +5 | 28.4 kBtu/ft² | 238 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 35 | +14 | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 21 | +19 | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 272 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 2 | 55.0 kBtu/ft² | 442 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
- 400 South Main Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90013
- Coordinates
- 34.04789, -118.24720
Within ~1 km
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How does San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street 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. San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 26.8 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 131,161 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 81 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 San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 2 in 2019 to 48 in 2023 (+46 points). Site EUI moved from 55.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 26.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 442 tCO₂e to 231 tCO₂e over the same span (down 48%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street's 26.8 kBtu/ft² across 131,161 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,030 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 656,512 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street to report its energy use?
San Fernando Building: 400 South Main 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:5893007:2023). 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 San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street's energy grade?
San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street scores 48 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 26.8 kBtu/ft² across 131,161 sq ft, including 656,512 kWh of electricity.
What are San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street's carbon emissions?
San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street reported 231 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street?
San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street is at 400 South Main Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90013. Its coordinates are 34.04789, -118.24720 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street and when was it built?
San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street has 131,161 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street 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, “San Fernando Building: 400 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/san-fernando-building-400-south-main-street-8567e3ee (data as of July 9, 2026).