20559 PRAIRIE ST
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in Los Angeles, CA · 91311
At a glance
20559 PRAIRIE ST is a 60,300-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in Los Angeles, California, built in 1988. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.2 kBtu/ft² and 93 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 | 27.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 72.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 93 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 402 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 60,300 sq ft |
| Source record | la:385723910427:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 61 | -18 | 13.6 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 79 | +77 | 8.3 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 2 | 55.2 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 1 | ±0 | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 301 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 319 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
Chatsworth Industrial Investments
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Location
- Address
- 20559 PRAIRIE ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91311
Within ~1 km
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How does 20559 PRAIRIE 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 27.2 kBtu/ft² is about 72% below the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 60,300 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 22 years later 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 20559 PRAIRIE ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 20559 PRAIRIE ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2018 to 61 in 2024 (+60 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 79. Site EUI moved from 75.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 27.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 64% decrease. Reported emissions went from 319 tCO₂e to 93 tCO₂e over the same span (down 71%).
What does a site EUI of 27.2 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. 20559 PRAIRIE ST's 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 60,300 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (481 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 72.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 402 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 20559 PRAIRIE ST to report its energy use?
20559 PRAIRIE 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:385723910427:2025). 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 20559 PRAIRIE ST's energy grade?
20559 PRAIRIE ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 20559 PRAIRIE ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 27.2 kBtu/ft² (72.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 60,300 sq ft.
What are 20559 PRAIRIE ST's carbon emissions?
20559 PRAIRIE ST reported 93 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 20559 PRAIRIE ST?
20559 PRAIRIE ST is in Los Angeles, California 91311.
How big is 20559 PRAIRIE ST and when was it built?
20559 PRAIRIE ST has 60,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 20559 PRAIRIE 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, “20559 PRAIRIE ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/20559-prairie-st-b42f6fe4 (data as of October 2, 2026).