Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 239 South Manhattan Place, Los Angeles · 90004
At a glance
Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl is a 53,620-square-foot multifamily housing building at 239 South Manhattan Place, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1970. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 39.3 kBtu/ft² and 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 39.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 128 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 315,179 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 53,620 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6829236:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | +10 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 40 | -17 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 57 | -3 | 33.4 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 60 | -2 | 32.7 kBtu/ft² | 104 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 62 | -8 | 36.3 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 70 | 32.2 kBtu/ft² | 110 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
- 239 South Manhattan Place, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90004
- Coordinates
- 34.06999, -118.31085
Within ~1 km
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How does Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl 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. Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,620 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 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 Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2019 to 50 in 2024 (-20 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 70. Site EUI moved from 32.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 22% increase. Reported emissions went from 110 tCO₂e to 128 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,620 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (618 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 315,179 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl to report its energy use?
Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl 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:6829236:2024). 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 Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl's energy grade?
Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,620 sq ft, including 315,179 kWh of electricity.
What are Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl's carbon emissions?
Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl reported 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl?
Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl is at 239 South Manhattan Place, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90004. Its coordinates are 34.06999, -118.31085 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl and when was it built?
Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl has 53,620 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl 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, “Weiss - 239 S. Manhattan Pl: 239 S. Manhattan Pl, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/weiss-239-s-manhattan-pl-239-s-manhattan-pl-3ea76a8d (data as of July 9, 2026).