20122 VANOWEN ST
Bowling Alley in Los Angeles, CA · 91306
At a glance
20122 VANOWEN ST is a 57,295-square-foot bowling alley building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1958. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 107.6 kBtu/ft² and 340 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 | 107.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 207.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 340 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 3,289 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 57,295 sq ft |
| Source record | la:388812892956:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 107.6 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 112.5 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 100.1 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 94.9 kBtu/ft² | 342 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 84.7 kBtu/ft² | 279 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 75.0 kBtu/ft² | 245 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 94.7 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 63.3 kBtu/ft² | 275 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
Gelb Enterprises
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Location
- Address
- 20122 VANOWEN ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91306
Within ~1 km
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How does 20122 VANOWEN ST compare with other buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 11,498 benchmarked buildings in Los Angeles. Its site EUI of 107.6 kBtu/ft² is about 136% above the average of 45.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 57,295 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 79,889 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975).
How has 20122 VANOWEN ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 20122 VANOWEN ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 63.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 107.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 70% increase. Reported emissions went from 275 tCO₂e to 340 tCO₂e over the same span (up 24%).
What does a site EUI of 107.6 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. 20122 VANOWEN ST's 107.6 kBtu/ft² across 57,295 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,807 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 207.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,289 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 20122 VANOWEN ST to report its energy use?
20122 VANOWEN 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:388812892956:2025). 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 20122 VANOWEN ST's energy grade?
20122 VANOWEN ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 107.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 20122 VANOWEN ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 107.6 kBtu/ft² (207.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,295 sq ft.
What are 20122 VANOWEN ST's carbon emissions?
20122 VANOWEN ST reported 340 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 20122 VANOWEN ST?
20122 VANOWEN ST is in Los Angeles, California 91306.
How big is 20122 VANOWEN ST and when was it built?
20122 VANOWEN ST has 57,295 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as bowling alley.
Is 20122 VANOWEN 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, “20122 VANOWEN ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/20122-vanowen-st-2be89079 (data as of October 2, 2026).