20815 SHERMAN WAY
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 91306
At a glance
20815 SHERMAN WAY is a 21,080-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1965. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 9 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 79.7 kBtu/ft² and 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 1% of the 3,344 scored multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 9 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 79.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 91 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 3,761 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 21,080 sq ft |
| Source record | la:384272896240:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 9 | ±0 | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 9 | -23 | 82.0 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 32 | +3 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 29 | -14 | 66.8 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 43 | +13 | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 70 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 30 | +8 | 63.6 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 22 | +21 | 63.3 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | 215.4 kBtu/ft² | 249 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 20815 SHERMAN WAY
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91306
Within ~1 km
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How does 20815 SHERMAN WAY compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 20815 SHERMAN WAY's ENERGY STAR score of 9 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 79.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,080 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 20815 SHERMAN WAY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 20815 SHERMAN WAY, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2018 to 9 in 2025 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 43. Site EUI moved from 215.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 79.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 63% decrease. Reported emissions went from 249 tCO₂e to 91 tCO₂e over the same span (down 64%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 9 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 9 means the building performs better than about 9% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 9 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 66 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 20815 SHERMAN WAY's 79.7 kBtu/ft² across 21,080 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (492 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 117.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,761 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 20815 SHERMAN WAY to report its energy use?
20815 SHERMAN WAY 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:384272896240:2025). 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 20815 SHERMAN WAY's energy grade?
20815 SHERMAN WAY scores 9 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 20815 SHERMAN WAY use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 79.7 kBtu/ft² (117.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,080 sq ft.
What are 20815 SHERMAN WAY's carbon emissions?
20815 SHERMAN WAY reported 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 20815 SHERMAN WAY?
20815 SHERMAN WAY is in Los Angeles, California 91306.
How big is 20815 SHERMAN WAY and when was it built?
20815 SHERMAN WAY has 21,080 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 20815 SHERMAN WAY 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, “20815 SHERMAN WAY, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/20815-sherman-way-c09da19b (data as of October 2, 2026).