1721 N SYCAMORE AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90028
At a glance
1721 N SYCAMORE AVE is a 29,030-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1937. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 68.7 kBtu/ft² and 110 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 | 68.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 110 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 518 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,030 sq ft |
| Source record | la:457500859813:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 70.3 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 64.6 kBtu/ft² | 121 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
Author Services, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90028
Within ~1 km
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How does 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 68.7 kBtu/ft² is about 85% above the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,030 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1937, 38 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 64.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 68.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 110 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 68.7 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. 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE's 68.7 kBtu/ft² across 29,030 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (584 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 130.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 518 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE to report its energy use?
1721 N SYCAMORE 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:457500859813:2025). 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 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE's energy grade?
1721 N SYCAMORE AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 68.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 68.7 kBtu/ft² (130.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,030 sq ft.
What are 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE's carbon emissions?
1721 N SYCAMORE AVE reported 110 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE?
1721 N SYCAMORE AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90028.
How big is 1721 N SYCAMORE AVE and when was it built?
1721 N SYCAMORE AVE has 29,030 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1937 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1721 N SYCAMORE 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, “1721 N SYCAMORE AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/1721-n-sycamore-ave-70c27baf (data as of October 2, 2026).