240 N VIRGIL AVE
Wholesale Club/Supercenter in Los Angeles, CA · 90004
At a glance
240 N VIRGIL AVE is a 21,060-square-foot wholesale club/supercenter in Los Angeles, California, built in 1989. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.3 kBtu/ft² and 72 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 | 61.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 143.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 72 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 516 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 21,060 sq ft |
| Source record | la:475034850147:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 61.3 kBtu/ft² | 72 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 73 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 75 | -2 | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | -2 | 45.2 kBtu/ft² | 60 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 79 | -5 | 44.8 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 84 | +13 | 36.9 kBtu/ft² | 49 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 71 | +6 | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 65 | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 72 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 240 N VIRGIL AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90004
Within ~1 km
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How does 240 N VIRGIL AVE compare with other wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 16 wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 61.3 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,060 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 102,657 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 wholesale club/supercenter buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 240 N VIRGIL AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 240 N VIRGIL AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2018 to 75 in 2023 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 84. Site EUI moved from 53.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 61.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 72 tCO₂e to 72 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 61.3 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. 240 N VIRGIL AVE's 61.3 kBtu/ft² across 21,060 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (378 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 143.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 516 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 240 N VIRGIL AVE to report its energy use?
240 N VIRGIL 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:475034850147:2025). 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 240 N VIRGIL AVE's energy grade?
240 N VIRGIL AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 240 N VIRGIL AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 61.3 kBtu/ft² (143.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,060 sq ft.
What are 240 N VIRGIL AVE's carbon emissions?
240 N VIRGIL AVE reported 72 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 240 N VIRGIL AVE?
240 N VIRGIL AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90004.
How big is 240 N VIRGIL AVE and when was it built?
240 N VIRGIL AVE has 21,060 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as wholesale club/supercenter.
Is 240 N VIRGIL AVE 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, “240 N VIRGIL AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/240-n-virgil-ave-33f0122d (data as of October 2, 2026).