1231 S SAN PEDRO ST

How does 1231 S SAN PEDRO ST compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 276 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1231 S SAN PEDRO ST's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 69 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 20%. Its site EUI of 4.0 kBtu/ft² is about 96% below the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 59,535 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1914, 52 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1231 S SAN PEDRO ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 1231 S SAN PEDRO ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 89 in 2022 to 94 in 2025 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 8.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 4.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 52% decrease. Reported emissions went from 38 tCO₂e to 14 tCO₂e over the same span (down 64%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. 1231 S SAN PEDRO ST's 4.0 kBtu/ft² across 59,535 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (70 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 11.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 144 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1231 S SAN PEDRO ST to report its energy use?

1231 S SAN PEDRO ST 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:484608834552:2025). 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.