21721 VANOWEN ST
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 91303
At a glance
21721 VANOWEN ST is a 31,550-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1965. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.9 kBtu/ft² and 27 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 | 14.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 40.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 27 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 64 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,550 sq ft |
| Source record | la:379628893550:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 14.9 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 17.8 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 21.0 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 25.2 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 17.6 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 18.0 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | 12.6 kBtu/ft² | 29 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.
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Location
- Address
- 21721 VANOWEN ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91303
Within ~1 km
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How does 21721 VANOWEN ST compare with other strip mall buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 98 strip mall buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 14.9 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,550 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 21721 VANOWEN ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 21721 VANOWEN ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 12.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 14.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 29 tCO₂e to 27 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does a site EUI of 14.9 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. 21721 VANOWEN ST's 14.9 kBtu/ft² across 31,550 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (138 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 40.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 64 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 21721 VANOWEN ST to report its energy use?
21721 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:379628893550:2025). 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 21721 VANOWEN ST's energy grade?
21721 VANOWEN ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 21721 VANOWEN ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 14.9 kBtu/ft² (40.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,550 sq ft.
What are 21721 VANOWEN ST's carbon emissions?
21721 VANOWEN ST reported 27 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 21721 VANOWEN ST?
21721 VANOWEN ST is in Los Angeles, California 91303.
How big is 21721 VANOWEN ST and when was it built?
21721 VANOWEN ST has 31,550 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 21721 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, “21721 VANOWEN ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/21721-vanowen-st-50c4182d (data as of October 2, 2026).