Encino Crest Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 5455 Zelzah Avenue, Los Angeles · 91316
At a glance
Encino Crest Apartments is a 54,572-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5455 Zelzah Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1976. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 27 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 42.1 kBtu/ft² and 143 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 27 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 42.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 143 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 371,069 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 54,572 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6226388:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 27 | ±0 | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 143 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 27 | -18 | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 147 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 45 | +16 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 29 | -5 | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 34 | +9 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 153 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 25 | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 146 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
- 5455 Zelzah Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91316
- Coordinates
- 34.17020, -118.52248
Within ~1 km
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How does Encino Crest 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. Encino Crest Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 42.1 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,572 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 12 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 Encino Crest Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Encino Crest Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2019 to 27 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 45. Site EUI moved from 44.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 42.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 146 tCO₂e to 143 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. Encino Crest Apartments's 42.1 kBtu/ft² across 54,572 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (673 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 371,069 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Encino Crest Apartments to report its energy use?
Encino Crest 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:6226388:2024). 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 Encino Crest Apartments's energy grade?
Encino Crest Apartments scores 27 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 Encino Crest Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 42.1 kBtu/ft² across 54,572 sq ft, including 371,069 kWh of electricity.
What are Encino Crest Apartments's carbon emissions?
Encino Crest Apartments reported 143 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Encino Crest Apartments?
Encino Crest Apartments is at 5455 Zelzah Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 91316. Its coordinates are 34.17020, -118.52248 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Encino Crest Apartments and when was it built?
Encino Crest Apartments has 54,572 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Encino Crest Apartments 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, “Encino Crest Apartments, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/encino-crest-apartments-74662789 (data as of July 9, 2026).