1355 SAN PABLO ST

How does 1355 SAN PABLO ST compare with other medical office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 96 medical office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1355 SAN PABLO ST's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 74 across the 85 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 99.0 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 71.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 126,726 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 86,243 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 1355 SAN PABLO ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 1355 SAN PABLO ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2021 to 79 in 2025 (+58 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 98. Site EUI moved from 196.2 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 99.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 50% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,028 tCO₂e to 682 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 1355 SAN PABLO ST's 99.0 kBtu/ft² across 126,726 sq ft works out to about 12.5 billion Btu (3,677 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 158.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 519 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1355 SAN PABLO ST to report its energy use?

1355 SAN PABLO 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:499812844655:2025). 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.