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2009 S WESTERN AVE

Fire Station in Los Angeles, CA · 90018

At a glance

2009 S WESTERN AVE is a 9,175-square-foot fire station in Los Angeles, California, built in 1970. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.7 kBtu/ft² and 31 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2025
Site EUI
61.7
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
31
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
—
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
9,175
sq ft
Year built
1970
vintage

LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI61.7 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI122.4 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions31 tCO₂e
GHG intensity—
Water use848 kgal
Gross floor area9,175 sq ft
Source recordla:467968836513:2025

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2025latest—61.7 kBtu/ft²31 tCO₂e
2024—73.1 kBtu/ft²41 tCO₂e
2023—68.7 kBtu/ft²40 tCO₂e
2022—59.6 kBtu/ft²34 tCO₂e
2021—66.9 kBtu/ft²36 tCO₂e
2020—96.1 kBtu/ft²52 tCO₂e
2019—78.6 kBtu/ft²44 tCO₂e
2018—63.1 kBtu/ft²37 tCO₂e
2017—66.9 kBtu/ft²41 tCO₂e
2016—69.7 kBtu/ft²42 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
2009 S WESTERN AVE
State
California
ZIP
90018

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How does 2009 S WESTERN AVE compare with other fire station buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 80 fire station buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 61.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 60.1 kBtu/ft².

At 9,175 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 15,382 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 233 fire station buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 85.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 2009 S WESTERN AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 2009 S WESTERN AVE, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 69.7 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 61.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 42 tCO₂e to 31 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).

What does a site EUI of 61.7 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. 2009 S WESTERN AVE's 61.7 kBtu/ft² across 9,175 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (166 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 122.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 848 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2009 S WESTERN AVE to report its energy use?

2009 S WESTERN 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:467968836513:2025). 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 2009 S WESTERN AVE's energy grade?

2009 S WESTERN AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.7 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 2009 S WESTERN AVE use?

Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 61.7 kBtu/ft² (122.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 9,175 sq ft.

What are 2009 S WESTERN AVE's carbon emissions?

2009 S WESTERN AVE reported 31 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.

Where is 2009 S WESTERN AVE?

2009 S WESTERN AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90018.

How big is 2009 S WESTERN AVE and when was it built?

2009 S WESTERN AVE has 9,175 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as fire station.

Is 2009 S WESTERN 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, “2009 S WESTERN AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/2009-s-western-ave-65452ed5 (data as of October 2, 2026).