The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 12481 Fielding Circle, Los Angeles · 90094
At a glance
The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista is a 118,397-square-foot multifamily housing building at 12481 Fielding Circle, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2015. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 22.5 kBtu/ft² and 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% 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 | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 22.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 170 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 440,547 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 118,397 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5231163:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 65 | -10 | 22.5 kBtu/ft² | 170 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 75 | ±0 | 21.5 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 75 | +3 | 20.3 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 72 | +52 | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 20 | 27.6 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
- 12481 Fielding Circle, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90094
- Coordinates
- 33.97939, -118.41129
Within ~1 km
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How does The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista 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. The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 22.5 kBtu/ft² is about 35% 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 118,397 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 27 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 The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 20 in 2019 to 65 in 2023 (+45 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 75. Site EUI moved from 27.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 22.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 211 tCO₂e to 170 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista's 22.5 kBtu/ft² across 118,397 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (781 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 440,547 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista to report its energy use?
The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista 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:5231163:2023). 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 The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista's energy grade?
The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista scores 65 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 The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 22.5 kBtu/ft² across 118,397 sq ft, including 440,547 kWh of electricity.
What are The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista's carbon emissions?
The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista reported 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista?
The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista is at 12481 Fielding Circle, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90094. Its coordinates are 33.97939, -118.41129 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista and when was it built?
The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista has 118,397 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista 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, “The Woods At Playa Vista: The Woods At Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-woods-at-playa-vista-the-woods-at-playa-vista-76b245fb (data as of July 9, 2026).