The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 5551 W 6Th St, Los Angeles · 90036
At a glance
The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 is a 31,286-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5551 W 6Th St, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 2002. In its 2021 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 153.6 kBtu/ft² and 277 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 153.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 277 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 638,007 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,317 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,286 sq ft |
| Source record | california:9481926:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | 1 | ±0 | 153.6 kBtu/ft² | 277 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 1 | ±0 | 203.4 kBtu/ft² | 375 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 1 | 204.8 kBtu/ft² | 394 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
- 5551 W 6Th St, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
- Coordinates
- 34.06490, -118.34836
Within ~1 km
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How does The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 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. The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 153.6 kBtu/ft² is about 347% 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 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 319% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,286 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 14 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 Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3, covering report years 2019–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2019 and 2021. Site EUI moved from 204.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 153.6 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 394 tCO₂e to 277 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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. The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3's 153.6 kBtu/ft² across 31,286 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,408 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 638,007 kWh of electricity and 27,317 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 to report its energy use?
The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 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 2021 disclosure (source record california:9481926:2021). 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 Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3's energy grade?
The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2021 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 153.6 kBtu/ft² across 31,286 sq ft, including 638,007 kWh of electricity and 27,317 therms of natural gas.
What are The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3's carbon emissions?
The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 reported 277 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3?
The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 is at 5551 W 6Th St, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90036. Its coordinates are 34.06490, -118.34836 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 and when was it built?
The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 has 31,286 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2002 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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 Villas At Park La Brea (Vn57) - Building 3, Los Angeles, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-villas-at-park-la-brea-vn57-building-3-a7d17396 (data as of July 9, 2026).