The Times South
Office in California, CA · 202 West 1St Street, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
The Times South is a 243,749-square-foot office building at 202 West 1St Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1948. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 94.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,526 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 94.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,526 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,741,176 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 243,749 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6295348:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 94.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,526 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 120.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,074 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 139.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,325 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 132.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,950 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 202 West 1St Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.05213, -118.24574
Within ~1 km
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How does The Times South compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 94.4 kBtu/ft² is about 67% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 243,749 sq ft, it is about 60% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1948, 37 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 The Times South's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for The Times South, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 132.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 94.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,950 tCO₂e to 1,526 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).
What does a site EUI of 94.4 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. The Times South's 94.4 kBtu/ft² across 243,749 sq ft works out to about 23 billion Btu (6,744 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 6,741,176 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires The Times South to report its energy use?
The Times South 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:6295348:2024). 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 The Times South's energy grade?
The Times South did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 94.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Times South use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 94.4 kBtu/ft² across 243,749 sq ft, including 6,741,176 kWh of electricity.
What are The Times South's carbon emissions?
The Times South reported 1,526 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Times South?
The Times South is at 202 West 1St Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.05213, -118.24574 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Times South and when was it built?
The Times South has 243,749 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1948 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is The Times South 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, “The Times South, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-times-south-788b513d (data as of July 9, 2026).