Wakaba La Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 232 East 2Nd Street, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
Wakaba La Apartments is a 221,848-square-foot multifamily housing building at 232 East 2Nd Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2016. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 91 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 47.0 kBtu/ft² and 654 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 49% 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 | 91 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 47.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 654 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,648,879 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,037 therms |
| Gross floor area | 221,848 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12306443:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 91 | +18 | 47.0 kBtu/ft² | 654 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 51.1 kBtu/ft² | 710 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
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Location
- Address
- 232 East 2Nd Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.04904, -118.24215
Within ~1 km
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How does Wakaba La Apartments 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. Wakaba La Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 49% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 47.0 kBtu/ft² is about 37% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 221,848 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 28 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 Wakaba La Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Wakaba La Apartments, covering report years 2019, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 91 in 2023 (+18 points). Site EUI moved from 51.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 47.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 710 tCO₂e to 654 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Wakaba La Apartments's 47.0 kBtu/ft² across 221,848 sq ft works out to about 10.4 billion Btu (3,056 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 1,648,879 kWh of electricity and 48,037 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wakaba La Apartments to report its energy use?
Wakaba La Apartments 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:12306443:2023). 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 Wakaba La Apartments's energy grade?
Wakaba La Apartments scores 91 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Wakaba La Apartments use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 47.0 kBtu/ft² across 221,848 sq ft, including 1,648,879 kWh of electricity and 48,037 therms of natural gas.
What are Wakaba La Apartments's carbon emissions?
Wakaba La Apartments reported 654 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Wakaba La Apartments?
Wakaba La Apartments is at 232 East 2Nd Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.04904, -118.24215 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Wakaba La Apartments and when was it built?
Wakaba La Apartments has 221,848 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Wakaba La Apartments 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, “Wakaba La Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/wakaba-la-apartments-47de8529 (data as of July 9, 2026).