The Q Variel
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 6200 Variel Avenue, Los Angeles · 91367
At a glance
The Q Variel is a 314,753-square-foot multifamily housing building at 6200 Variel Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2020. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 19.0 kBtu/ft² and 356 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 19.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 356 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 717,286 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,465 therms |
| Gross floor area | 314,753 sq ft |
| Source record | california:21309865:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 19.0 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 20.0 kBtu/ft² | 375 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 368 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
- 6200 Variel Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91367
- Coordinates
- 34.18341, -118.59268
Within ~1 km
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How does The Q Variel 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. Its site EUI of 19.0 kBtu/ft² is about 45% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 314,753 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 32 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.
How has The Q Variel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for The Q Variel, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 20.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 19.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 368 tCO₂e to 356 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does a site EUI of 19.0 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. The Q Variel's 19.0 kBtu/ft² across 314,753 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,753 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 717,286 kWh of electricity and 36,465 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Q Variel to report its energy use?
The Q Variel 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:21309865:2024). 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 The Q Variel's energy grade?
The Q Variel did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 19.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Q Variel use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 19.0 kBtu/ft² across 314,753 sq ft, including 717,286 kWh of electricity and 36,465 therms of natural gas.
What are The Q Variel's carbon emissions?
The Q Variel reported 356 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Q Variel?
The Q Variel is at 6200 Variel Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 91367. Its coordinates are 34.18341, -118.59268 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Q Variel and when was it built?
The Q Variel has 314,753 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2020 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Q Variel 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, “The Q Variel, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-q-variel-c8fd1929 (data as of July 9, 2026).