227 E 2ND ST
Other - Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 90012
At a glance
227 E 2ND ST is a 70,000-square-foot other - mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1975. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 89.4 kBtu/ft² and 358 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 | 89.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 250.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 358 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 4,350 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 70,000 sq ft |
| Source record | la:488300840660:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 89.4 kBtu/ft² | 358 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 98.4 kBtu/ft² | 457 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 91.7 kBtu/ft² | 456 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 104.9 kBtu/ft² | 503 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 87.2 kBtu/ft² | 418 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 83.0 kBtu/ft² | 398 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 93.9 kBtu/ft² | 398 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 100.1 kBtu/ft² | 493 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 92.0 kBtu/ft² | 488 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
LA Little Tokyo, LP
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Location
- Address
- 227 E 2ND ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 227 E 2ND ST compare with other other - mall buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 23 other - mall buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 89.4 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 70,000 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 87,455 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1970). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 other - mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 87 and a site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 227 E 2ND ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 227 E 2ND ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 92.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 89.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 488 tCO₂e to 358 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does a site EUI of 89.4 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. 227 E 2ND ST's 89.4 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,834 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 250.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,350 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 227 E 2ND ST to report its energy use?
227 E 2ND 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:488300840660:2025). 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 227 E 2ND ST's energy grade?
227 E 2ND ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 89.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 227 E 2ND ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 89.4 kBtu/ft² (250.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,000 sq ft.
What are 227 E 2ND ST's carbon emissions?
227 E 2ND ST reported 358 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 227 E 2ND ST?
227 E 2ND ST is in Los Angeles, California 90012.
How big is 227 E 2ND ST and when was it built?
227 E 2ND ST has 70,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as other - mall.
Is 227 E 2ND 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, “227 E 2ND ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/227-e-2nd-st-74a1216e (data as of October 2, 2026).