234 W ADAMS BLVD
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90007
At a glance
234 W ADAMS BLVD is a 53,747-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1909. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 23.0 kBtu/ft² and 68 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 | 23.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 41.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 68 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 441 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 53,747 sq ft |
| Source record | la:479205831821:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 23.0 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | — |
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
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Location
- Address
- 234 W ADAMS BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90007
Within ~1 km
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How does 234 W ADAMS BLVD 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. Its site EUI of 23.0 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 53,747 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 66 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 234 W ADAMS BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 234 W ADAMS BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 23.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 23.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 68 tCO₂e to 68 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 23.0 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. 234 W ADAMS BLVD's 23.0 kBtu/ft² across 53,747 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (362 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 441 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 234 W ADAMS BLVD to report its energy use?
234 W ADAMS 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:479205831821:2025). 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 234 W ADAMS BLVD's energy grade?
234 W ADAMS BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 23.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 234 W ADAMS BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 23.0 kBtu/ft² (41.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,747 sq ft.
What are 234 W ADAMS BLVD's carbon emissions?
234 W ADAMS BLVD reported 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 234 W ADAMS BLVD?
234 W ADAMS BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 90007.
How big is 234 W ADAMS BLVD and when was it built?
234 W ADAMS BLVD has 53,747 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 234 W ADAMS 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, “234 W ADAMS BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/234-w-adams-blvd-af40eb9a (data as of October 2, 2026).