2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE

How does 2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE compare with other senior living community buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 32 senior living community buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 77 across the 31 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 32%. Its site EUI of 53.7 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 78.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 159,606 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 75,333 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2021 to 95 in 2025 (+25 points). Site EUI moved from 75.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 53.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 757 tCO₂e to 479 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. 2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE's 53.7 kBtu/ft² across 159,606 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,512 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 120.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,804 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE to report its energy use?

2221 LINCOLN PARK AVE 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:499945848460:2025). 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.