1959 IMPERIAL ST
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in Los Angeles, CA · 90021
At a glance
1959 IMPERIAL ST is a 33,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in Los Angeles, California, built in 1921. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.3 kBtu/ft² and 69 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 | 37.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 69 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 376 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 33,000 sq ft |
| Source record | la:491473830442:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 38.0 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 39.6 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 85 | 4.6 kBtu/ft² | 6 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 45.8 kBtu/ft² | 97 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
Edmund A Gray Co.
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Location
- Address
- 1959 IMPERIAL ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90021
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1959 IMPERIAL ST compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 276 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 37.3 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 33,000 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1921, 45 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 1959 IMPERIAL ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 1959 IMPERIAL ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 45.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 37.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 97 tCO₂e to 69 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 37.3 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. 1959 IMPERIAL ST's 37.3 kBtu/ft² across 33,000 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (361 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 376 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1959 IMPERIAL ST to report its energy use?
1959 IMPERIAL 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:491473830442:2025). 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 1959 IMPERIAL ST's energy grade?
1959 IMPERIAL ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1959 IMPERIAL ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 37.3 kBtu/ft² (91.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 33,000 sq ft.
What are 1959 IMPERIAL ST's carbon emissions?
1959 IMPERIAL ST reported 69 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 1959 IMPERIAL ST?
1959 IMPERIAL ST is in Los Angeles, California 90021.
How big is 1959 IMPERIAL ST and when was it built?
1959 IMPERIAL ST has 33,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1921 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 1959 IMPERIAL 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, “1959 IMPERIAL ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/1959-imperial-st-f124dc04 (data as of October 2, 2026).