1515 N VERMONT AVE

How does 1515 N VERMONT 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. 1515 N VERMONT AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 51 compares with an average of 74 across the 85 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 104.7 kBtu/ft² is about 47% above the average of 71.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 138,419 sq ft, it is about 60% above the average floor area of 86,243 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 22 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 1515 N VERMONT AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 1515 N VERMONT AVE, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 51 in 2025 (+50 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 53. Site EUI moved from 137.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 104.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,689 tCO₂e to 818 tCO₂e over the same span (down 52%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 51 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 51 means the building performs better than about 51% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 51 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 24 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1515 N VERMONT AVE's 104.7 kBtu/ft² across 138,419 sq ft works out to about 14.5 billion Btu (4,247 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 260.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,924 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1515 N VERMONT AVE to report its energy use?

1515 N VERMONT 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:473240858384:2025). 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.