Watermarke Tower-Greystar
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 705 W 9Th St, Los Angeles · 90015
At a glance
Watermarke Tower-Greystar is a 319,611-square-foot multifamily housing building at 705 W 9Th St, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2009. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 59 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 35.0 kBtu/ft² and 703 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 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 59 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 35.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 703 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,442,481 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,303 therms |
| Gross floor area | 319,611 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6866197:2019 |
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
- 705 W 9Th St, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90015
- Coordinates
- 34.04591, -118.26158
Within ~1 km
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How does Watermarke Tower-Greystar 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. Watermarke Tower-Greystar'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 35.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 319,611 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 21 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.
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. Watermarke Tower-Greystar's 35.0 kBtu/ft² across 319,611 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,278 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 2,442,481 kWh of electricity and 28,303 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Watermarke Tower-Greystar to report its energy use?
Watermarke Tower-Greystar 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:6866197:2019). 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 Watermarke Tower-Greystar's energy grade?
Watermarke Tower-Greystar scores 59 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Watermarke Tower-Greystar use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 35.0 kBtu/ft² across 319,611 sq ft, including 2,442,481 kWh of electricity and 28,303 therms of natural gas.
What are Watermarke Tower-Greystar's carbon emissions?
Watermarke Tower-Greystar reported 703 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Watermarke Tower-Greystar?
Watermarke Tower-Greystar is at 705 W 9Th St, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90015. Its coordinates are 34.04591, -118.26158 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Watermarke Tower-Greystar and when was it built?
Watermarke Tower-Greystar has 319,611 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Watermarke Tower-Greystar covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Watermarke Tower-Greystar, Los Angeles, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/watermarke-tower-greystar-2a69b340 (data as of July 9, 2026).