Lemon Grove Parking Structure
Parking in California, CA · 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles · 90038
At a glance
Lemon Grove Parking Structure is a 10,493-square-foot parking building at 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1993. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 108.4 kBtu/ft² and 78 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 108.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 78 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 333,344 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 10,493 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5893081:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 108.4 kBtu/ft² | 78 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 88.7 kBtu/ft² | 64 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 66.8 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 102.8 kBtu/ft² | 72 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 153.6 kBtu/ft² | 114 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90038
- Coordinates
- 34.08444, -118.31920
Within ~1 km
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How does Lemon Grove Parking Structure compare with other parking buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 440 parking buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 108.4 kBtu/ft² is about 230% above the average of 32.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 252% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 10,493 sq ft, it is about 96% below the average floor area of 238,274 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Lemon Grove Parking Structure's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Lemon Grove Parking Structure, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 153.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 108.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 114 tCO₂e to 78 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does a site EUI of 108.4 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Lemon Grove Parking Structure's 108.4 kBtu/ft² across 10,493 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (333 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 333,344 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Lemon Grove Parking Structure to report its energy use?
Lemon Grove Parking Structure 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:5893081:2022). 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 Lemon Grove Parking Structure's energy grade?
Lemon Grove Parking Structure did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 108.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lemon Grove Parking Structure use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 108.4 kBtu/ft² across 10,493 sq ft, including 333,344 kWh of electricity.
What are Lemon Grove Parking Structure's carbon emissions?
Lemon Grove Parking Structure reported 78 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Lemon Grove Parking Structure?
Lemon Grove Parking Structure is at 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90038. Its coordinates are 34.08444, -118.31920 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Lemon Grove Parking Structure and when was it built?
Lemon Grove Parking Structure has 10,493 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Lemon Grove Parking Structure covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Lemon Grove Parking Structure, Los Angeles, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/lemon-grove-parking-structure-edce5e97 (data as of July 9, 2026).