1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD

How does 1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD compare with other wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 16 wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 62 across the 14 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 77.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft².

At 80,190 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 102,657 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 wholesale club/supercenter buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 2 in 2018 to 10 in 2025 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 87.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 77.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 493 tCO₂e to 356 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. 1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD's 77.7 kBtu/ft² across 80,190 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,826 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 217.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,362 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD to report its energy use?

1611 E WASHINGTON BLVD 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:487894830460:2025). 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.