21281 W BURBANK BLVD
Office in Los Angeles, CA · 91367
At a glance
21281 W BURBANK BLVD is a 184,989-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 2001. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.4 kBtu/ft² and 286 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 | 27.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 68.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 286 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,522 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 184,989 sq ft |
| Source record | la:381693886870:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 27.4 kBtu/ft² | 286 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 25.3 kBtu/ft² | 301 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 93 | +7 | 30.8 kBtu/ft² | 390 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | +4 | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 472 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 82 | -1 | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 509 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 83 | -6 | 50.9 kBtu/ft² | 618 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 89 | +1 | 60.1 kBtu/ft² | 766 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 88 | -6 | 61.2 kBtu/ft² | 794 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 94 | ±0 | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 828 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 94 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 940 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
Hines Warner Center LP
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Location
- Address
- 21281 W BURBANK BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91367
Within ~1 km
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How does 21281 W BURBANK BLVD compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.4 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 184,989 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 21281 W BURBANK BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 21281 W BURBANK BLVD, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2016 to 93 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 94. Site EUI moved from 59.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 27.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 54% decrease. Reported emissions went from 940 tCO₂e to 286 tCO₂e over the same span (down 70%).
What does a site EUI of 27.4 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. 21281 W BURBANK BLVD's 27.4 kBtu/ft² across 184,989 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,485 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 68.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,522 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 21281 W BURBANK BLVD to report its energy use?
21281 W BURBANK BLVD 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:381693886870:2025). 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 21281 W BURBANK BLVD's energy grade?
21281 W BURBANK BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 21281 W BURBANK BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 27.4 kBtu/ft² (68.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 184,989 sq ft.
What are 21281 W BURBANK BLVD's carbon emissions?
21281 W BURBANK BLVD reported 286 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 21281 W BURBANK BLVD?
21281 W BURBANK BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 91367.
How big is 21281 W BURBANK BLVD and when was it built?
21281 W BURBANK BLVD has 184,989 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 21281 W BURBANK BLVD 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, “21281 W BURBANK BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/21281-w-burbank-blvd-a0016c7a (data as of October 2, 2026).