1600 TAFT AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90028
At a glance
1600 TAFT AVE is a 57,747-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1990. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 97 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 37.2 kBtu/ft² and 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 75% of the 3,344 scored multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 97 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 37.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 70.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 118 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,894 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 57,747 sq ft |
| Source record | la:466438858981:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 97 | +1 | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 96 | -4 | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 133 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | +9 | 19.2 kBtu/ft² | 78 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 91 | -5 | 39.0 kBtu/ft² | 140 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 96 | +1 | 36.1 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 95 | -1 | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 96 | +1 | 39.7 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 95 | +3 | 40.4 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 92 | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)
EBEWE requires annual benchmarking plus audits/retro-commissioning every five years for privately owned buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more; non-compliance carries a $202 fee (LAMC §91.9712) plus possible late fees.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1600 TAFT AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90028
Within ~1 km
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How does 1600 TAFT AVE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1600 TAFT AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 22%. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft².
At 57,747 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1975). 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 1600 TAFT AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 1600 TAFT AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2017 to 97 in 2025 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 42.2 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 155 tCO₂e to 118 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 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 Los Angeles, 63% 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. 1600 TAFT AVE's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 57,747 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (630 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 70.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,894 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1600 TAFT AVE to report its energy use?
1600 TAFT AVE reports under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE), the legal basis of Los Angeles's Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record la:466438858981:2025). EBEWE requires annual benchmarking plus audits/retro-commissioning every five years for privately owned buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more; non-compliance carries a $202 fee (LAMC §91.9712) plus possible late fees.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1600 TAFT AVE's energy grade?
1600 TAFT AVE scores 97 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1600 TAFT AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 37.2 kBtu/ft² (70.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,747 sq ft.
What are 1600 TAFT AVE's carbon emissions?
1600 TAFT AVE reported 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 1600 TAFT AVE?
1600 TAFT AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90028.
How big is 1600 TAFT AVE and when was it built?
1600 TAFT AVE has 57,747 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1600 TAFT AVE covered by LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE).
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) (LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1600 TAFT AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/1600-taft-ave-92c17044 (data as of October 2, 2026).