1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY

How does 1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY compare with other retail store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 154 retail store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 71 across the 126 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 35%. Its site EUI of 23.6 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 54.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 22,278 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 78,068 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2018 to 92 in 2025 (+35 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 98. Site EUI moved from 43.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 23.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 45% decrease. Reported emissions went from 67 tCO₂e to 30 tCO₂e over the same span (down 55%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Los Angeles, 63% 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. 1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY's 23.6 kBtu/ft² across 22,278 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (154 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 66.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 95 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY to report its energy use?

1200 W PACIFIC COAST HWY 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:477125746070:2025). 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.