12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 90025
At a glance
12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD is a 23,830-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1989. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 125.8 kBtu/ft² and 165 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 | 125.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 228.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 165 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,040 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 23,830 sq ft |
| Source record | la:420757837344:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 125.8 kBtu/ft² | 165 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 120.2 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 107.1 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 91.2 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 68.4 kBtu/ft² | 107 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 366.7 kBtu/ft² | 494 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
Palm Plaza Investors
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Location
- Address
- 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90025
Within ~1 km
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How does 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD compare with other strip mall buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 98 strip mall buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 125.8 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 23,830 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 366.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 125.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 66% decrease. Reported emissions went from 494 tCO₂e to 165 tCO₂e over the same span (down 67%).
What does a site EUI of 125.8 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. 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD's 125.8 kBtu/ft² across 23,830 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (879 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 228.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,040 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD to report its energy use?
12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD 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:420757837344:2025). 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 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD's energy grade?
12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 125.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 125.8 kBtu/ft² (228.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 23,830 sq ft.
What are 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD's carbon emissions?
12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD reported 165 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD?
12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 90025.
How big is 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD and when was it built?
12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD has 23,830 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD 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, “12219 SANTA MONICA BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/12219-santa-monica-blvd-b4fb0f7a (data as of October 2, 2026).