17849 MARGATE ST
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 91316
At a glance
17849 MARGATE ST is a 46,578-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1970. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 39.5 kBtu/ft² and 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% of the 3,344 scored multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 39.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 81.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 102 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 2,460 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 46,578 sq ft |
| Source record | la:403878884234:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 50 | ±0 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 102 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 50 | +5 | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 117 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 45 | -42 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | +1 | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 111 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | +8 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 78 | +25 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 53 | -1 | 39.7 kBtu/ft² | 117 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 54 | +2 | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 52 | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 125 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 17849 MARGATE ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91316
Within ~1 km
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How does 17849 MARGATE ST 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. 17849 MARGATE ST's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 39.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft².
At 46,578 sq ft, it is about 23% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 5 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 17849 MARGATE ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 17849 MARGATE ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2017 to 50 in 2025 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 87. Site EUI moved from 40.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 39.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 125 tCO₂e to 102 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 17849 MARGATE ST's 39.5 kBtu/ft² across 46,578 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (539 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 81.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,460 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 17849 MARGATE ST to report its energy use?
17849 MARGATE ST 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:403878884234:2025). 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 17849 MARGATE ST's energy grade?
17849 MARGATE ST scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 17849 MARGATE ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 39.5 kBtu/ft² (81.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,578 sq ft.
What are 17849 MARGATE ST's carbon emissions?
17849 MARGATE ST reported 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 17849 MARGATE ST?
17849 MARGATE ST is in Los Angeles, California 91316.
How big is 17849 MARGATE ST and when was it built?
17849 MARGATE ST has 46,578 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 17849 MARGATE ST 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, “17849 MARGATE ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/17849-margate-st-35e9ad65 (data as of October 2, 2026).