2025 S FIGUEROA ST

How does 2025 S FIGUEROA ST compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 18 vehicle dealership buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 2025 S FIGUEROA ST's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 72 across the 16 that report a score; it scores higher than 69% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 14.0 kBtu/ft² is about 64% below the average of 39.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 189,417 sq ft, it is about 148% above the average floor area of 76,284 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 64 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 2025 S FIGUEROA ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 2025 S FIGUEROA ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2023 to 99 in 2025 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 99. Site EUI moved from 16.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 14.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 209 tCO₂e to 152 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 2025 S FIGUEROA ST's 14.0 kBtu/ft² across 189,417 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (777 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 39.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 561 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2025 S FIGUEROA ST to report its energy use?

2025 S FIGUEROA 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:478687834359:2025). 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.