1513 S GRAND AVE

How does 1513 S GRAND AVE 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. 1513 S GRAND AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 74 across the 85 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 42.4 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 71.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 64,734 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 86,243 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 27 years later 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 1513 S GRAND AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 1513 S GRAND AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2017 to 86 in 2025 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 94. Site EUI moved from 39.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 42.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 181 tCO₂e to 157 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 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. 1513 S GRAND AVE's 42.4 kBtu/ft² across 64,734 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (804 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 118.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,016 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1513 S GRAND AVE to report its energy use?

1513 S GRAND 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:999000000395:2025). 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.