131 N ORLANDO AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90048
At a glance
131 N ORLANDO AVE is a 21,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1972. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.8 kBtu/ft² and 33 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 | 28.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 33 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 828 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 21,000 sq ft |
| Source record | la:448600850042:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 28.8 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 29.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 29.4 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 22.5 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 5.8 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 17.0 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 30.0 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 1.2 kBtu/ft² | 2 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 131 N ORLANDO AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90048
Within ~1 km
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How does 131 N ORLANDO AVE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 28.8 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,000 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1972 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 131 N ORLANDO AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 131 N ORLANDO AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 1.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 28.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 2300% increase. Reported emissions went from 2 tCO₂e to 33 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1757%).
What does a site EUI of 28.8 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. 131 N ORLANDO AVE's 28.8 kBtu/ft² across 21,000 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (177 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 828 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 131 N ORLANDO AVE to report its energy use?
131 N ORLANDO AVE 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:448600850042:2025). 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 131 N ORLANDO AVE's energy grade?
131 N ORLANDO AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 131 N ORLANDO AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 28.8 kBtu/ft² (57.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,000 sq ft.
What are 131 N ORLANDO AVE's carbon emissions?
131 N ORLANDO AVE reported 33 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 131 N ORLANDO AVE?
131 N ORLANDO AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90048.
How big is 131 N ORLANDO AVE and when was it built?
131 N ORLANDO AVE has 21,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 131 N ORLANDO AVE 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, “131 N ORLANDO AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/131-n-orlando-ave-d44a6ae4 (data as of October 2, 2026).