259 S LOS ANGELES ST
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in Los Angeles, CA · 90012
At a glance
259 S LOS ANGELES ST is a 48,000-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse in Los Angeles, California, built in 1909. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 7.7 kBtu/ft² and 21 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 | 7.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 21.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 21 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 447 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 48,000 sq ft |
| Source record | la:487515840271:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 7.7 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 8.1 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 0.3 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 0.3 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 0.4 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 0.3 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 0.4 kBtu/ft² | 1 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
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Location
- Address
- 259 S LOS ANGELES ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 259 S LOS ANGELES ST compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 392 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 7.7 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 19.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 48,000 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 57,664 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 63 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 259 S LOS ANGELES ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 259 S LOS ANGELES ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 0.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 7.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1825% increase. Reported emissions went from 1 tCO₂e to 21 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1402%).
What does a site EUI of 7.7 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. 259 S LOS ANGELES ST's 7.7 kBtu/ft² across 48,000 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (108 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 21.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 447 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 259 S LOS ANGELES ST to report its energy use?
259 S LOS ANGELES 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:487515840271:2025). 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 259 S LOS ANGELES ST's energy grade?
259 S LOS ANGELES ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 7.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 259 S LOS ANGELES ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 7.7 kBtu/ft² (21.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 48,000 sq ft.
What are 259 S LOS ANGELES ST's carbon emissions?
259 S LOS ANGELES ST reported 21 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 259 S LOS ANGELES ST?
259 S LOS ANGELES ST is in Los Angeles, California 90012.
How big is 259 S LOS ANGELES ST and when was it built?
259 S LOS ANGELES ST has 48,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.
Is 259 S LOS ANGELES 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, “259 S LOS ANGELES ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/259-s-los-angeles-st-0917a04a (data as of October 2, 2026).