1200 GETTY CENTER DR
Museum in Los Angeles, CA · 90049
At a glance
1200 GETTY CENTER DR is a 1,215,400-square-foot museum building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1997. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 179.3 kBtu/ft² and 11,858 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 179.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 288.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 11,858 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 1,215,400 sq ft |
| Source record | la:417990850725:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 179.3 kBtu/ft² | 11,858 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 159.9 kBtu/ft² | 11,425 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 155.7 kBtu/ft² | 11,504 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 154.0 kBtu/ft² | 11,200 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 5.5 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 185.7 kBtu/ft² | 13,197 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 199.0 kBtu/ft² | 14,555 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 124.6 kBtu/ft² | 8,676 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 705 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 185.0 kBtu/ft² | 15,316 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
The J Paul Getty Trust
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Location
- Address
- 1200 GETTY CENTER DR
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90049
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1200 GETTY CENTER DR compare with other museum buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 8 museum buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 179.3 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 83.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 1,215,400 sq ft, it is about 325% above the average floor area of 286,061 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1982).
How has 1200 GETTY CENTER DR's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 1200 GETTY CENTER DR, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 185.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 179.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 15,316 tCO₂e to 11,858 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does a site EUI of 179.3 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. 1200 GETTY CENTER DR's 179.3 kBtu/ft² across 1,215,400 sq ft works out to about 217.9 billion Btu (63,866 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 288.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher.
Which law requires 1200 GETTY CENTER DR to report its energy use?
1200 GETTY CENTER DR 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:417990850725:2025). 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 1200 GETTY CENTER DR's energy grade?
1200 GETTY CENTER DR did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 179.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1200 GETTY CENTER DR use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 179.3 kBtu/ft² (288.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,215,400 sq ft.
What are 1200 GETTY CENTER DR's carbon emissions?
1200 GETTY CENTER DR reported 11,858 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 1200 GETTY CENTER DR?
1200 GETTY CENTER DR is in Los Angeles, California 90049.
How big is 1200 GETTY CENTER DR and when was it built?
1200 GETTY CENTER DR has 1,215,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 1200 GETTY CENTER DR 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, “1200 GETTY CENTER DR, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/1200-getty-center-dr-f0e4420d (data as of October 2, 2026).