250 S GRAND AVE
Museum in Los Angeles, CA · 90012
At a glance
250 S GRAND AVE is a 90,085-square-foot museum building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1986. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 135.7 kBtu/ft² and 705 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 | 135.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 193.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 705 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,099 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 90,085 sq ft |
| Source record | la:485818841953:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 135.7 kBtu/ft² | 705 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 134.1 kBtu/ft² | 729 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 138.0 kBtu/ft² | 748 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 25.8 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | 43.0 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 44.5 kBtu/ft² | 282 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 50.6 kBtu/ft² | 321 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
The Museum of Contemporary Art
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Location
- Address
- 250 S GRAND AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 250 S GRAND AVE compare with other museum buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 8 museum buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 135.7 kBtu/ft² is about 63% above the average of 83.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 90,085 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 286,061 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1982).
How has 250 S GRAND AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 250 S GRAND AVE, covering report years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025. Site EUI moved from 50.6 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 135.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 168% increase. Reported emissions went from 321 tCO₂e to 705 tCO₂e over the same span (up 120%).
What does a site EUI of 135.7 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. 250 S GRAND AVE's 135.7 kBtu/ft² across 90,085 sq ft works out to about 12.2 billion Btu (3,583 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 193.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,099 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 250 S GRAND AVE to report its energy use?
250 S GRAND 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:485818841953:2025). 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 250 S GRAND AVE's energy grade?
250 S GRAND AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 135.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 250 S GRAND AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 135.7 kBtu/ft² (193.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,085 sq ft.
What are 250 S GRAND AVE's carbon emissions?
250 S GRAND AVE reported 705 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 250 S GRAND AVE?
250 S GRAND AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90012.
How big is 250 S GRAND AVE and when was it built?
250 S GRAND AVE has 90,085 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 250 S GRAND 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, “250 S GRAND AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/250-s-grand-ave-f02749d0 (data as of October 2, 2026).