1557 WILCOX AVE

How does 1557 WILCOX AVE compare with other hotel buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 77 hotel buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1557 WILCOX AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 68 across the 73 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 129.0 kBtu/ft² is about 89% above the average of 68.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 33,600 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 172,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 45 years earlier than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 1557 WILCOX AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 1557 WILCOX AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Only one of those years carries energy figures.

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 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. 1557 WILCOX AVE's 129.0 kBtu/ft² across 33,600 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,270 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 177.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 370 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1557 WILCOX AVE to report its energy use?

1557 WILCOX 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:461370858800:2025). 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.