26640 WESTERN AVE
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 90710
At a glance
26640 WESTERN AVE is a 44,736-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1962. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.9 kBtu/ft² and 163 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 | 65.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 128.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 163 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,644 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,736 sq ft |
| Source record | la:467734742455:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 65.9 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 171 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 73.2 kBtu/ft² | 182 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 74.8 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 161 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 63.2 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 168 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 67.3 kBtu/ft² | 192 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
- 26640 WESTERN AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90710
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 26640 WESTERN AVE compare with other strip mall buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 98 strip mall buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 65.9 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 44,736 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 14 years earlier than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 26640 WESTERN AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 26640 WESTERN AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 67.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 65.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 192 tCO₂e to 163 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does a site EUI of 65.9 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. 26640 WESTERN AVE's 65.9 kBtu/ft² across 44,736 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (864 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 128.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,644 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 26640 WESTERN AVE to report its energy use?
26640 WESTERN 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:467734742455:2025). 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 26640 WESTERN AVE's energy grade?
26640 WESTERN AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 26640 WESTERN AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 65.9 kBtu/ft² (128.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 44,736 sq ft.
What are 26640 WESTERN AVE's carbon emissions?
26640 WESTERN AVE reported 163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 26640 WESTERN AVE?
26640 WESTERN AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90710.
How big is 26640 WESTERN AVE and when was it built?
26640 WESTERN AVE has 44,736 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 26640 WESTERN 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, “26640 WESTERN AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/26640-western-ave-c3bc34c4 (data as of October 2, 2026).