1526 SELBY AVE
Other - Education in Los Angeles, CA · 90024
At a glance
1526 SELBY AVE is a 32,943-square-foot other - education building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1937. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 19.2 kBtu/ft² and 35 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 | 19.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 41.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 35 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 459 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 32,943 sq ft |
| Source record | la:429190842709:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 19.2 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 20.8 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 24.3 kBtu/ft² | 49 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 20.4 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 18.8 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 22.3 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 47 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
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Location
- Address
- 1526 SELBY AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90024
Within ~1 km
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How does 1526 SELBY AVE compare with other other - education buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 10 other - education buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 19.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 35.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 32,943 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 50,709 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1937, 34 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971).
How has 1526 SELBY AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 1526 SELBY AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 23.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 19.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 47 tCO₂e to 35 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does a site EUI of 19.2 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. 1526 SELBY AVE's 19.2 kBtu/ft² across 32,943 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (185 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 41.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 459 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1526 SELBY AVE to report its energy use?
1526 SELBY 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:429190842709:2025). 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 1526 SELBY AVE's energy grade?
1526 SELBY AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 19.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1526 SELBY AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 19.2 kBtu/ft² (41.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,943 sq ft.
What are 1526 SELBY AVE's carbon emissions?
1526 SELBY AVE reported 35 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 1526 SELBY AVE?
1526 SELBY AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90024.
How big is 1526 SELBY AVE and when was it built?
1526 SELBY AVE has 32,943 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1937 as its year built. It is classed as other - education.
Is 1526 SELBY 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, “1526 SELBY AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/1526-selby-ave-46d57d0a (data as of October 2, 2026).