12727 VAN NUYS BLVD
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 91405
At a glance
12727 VAN NUYS BLVD is a 302,066-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1985. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.4 kBtu/ft² and 489 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 | 28.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 77.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 489 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 3,029 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 302,066 sq ft |
| Source record | la:437652922680:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 28.4 kBtu/ft² | 489 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 630 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 30.8 kBtu/ft² | 645 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 630 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 670 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 32.1 kBtu/ft² | 653 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 33.6 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91405
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 12727 VAN NUYS 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 28.4 kBtu/ft² is about 66% below the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 302,066 sq ft, it is about 389% above the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 9 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 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 33.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 28.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 609 tCO₂e to 489 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does a site EUI of 28.4 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. 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD's 28.4 kBtu/ft² across 302,066 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,514 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 77.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,029 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD to report its energy use?
12727 VAN NUYS 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:437652922680:2025). 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 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD's energy grade?
12727 VAN NUYS BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 28.4 kBtu/ft² (77.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 302,066 sq ft.
What are 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD's carbon emissions?
12727 VAN NUYS BLVD reported 489 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD?
12727 VAN NUYS BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 91405.
How big is 12727 VAN NUYS BLVD and when was it built?
12727 VAN NUYS BLVD has 302,066 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 12727 VAN NUYS 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, “12727 VAN NUYS BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/12727-van-nuys-blvd-705cc2c6 (data as of October 2, 2026).