342 S COCHRAN AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90036
At a glance
342 S COCHRAN AVE is a 40,027-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1991. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 6.4 kBtu/ft² and 15 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 | 6.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 17.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 15 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 854 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 40,027 sq ft |
| Source record | la:456609847265:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 6.4 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 14.7 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 20.4 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 18.5 kBtu/ft² | 44 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | 19.8 kBtu/ft² | 47 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
- 342 S COCHRAN AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
Within ~1 km
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How does 342 S COCHRAN AVE 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 6.4 kBtu/ft² is about 83% below the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 40,027 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 16 years later 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 342 S COCHRAN AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 342 S COCHRAN AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 19.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 6.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 68% decrease. Reported emissions went from 47 tCO₂e to 15 tCO₂e over the same span (down 69%).
What does a site EUI of 6.4 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. 342 S COCHRAN AVE's 6.4 kBtu/ft² across 40,027 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (75 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 17.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 854 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 342 S COCHRAN AVE to report its energy use?
342 S COCHRAN 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:456609847265:2025). 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 342 S COCHRAN AVE's energy grade?
342 S COCHRAN AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 6.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 342 S COCHRAN AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 6.4 kBtu/ft² (17.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 40,027 sq ft.
What are 342 S COCHRAN AVE's carbon emissions?
342 S COCHRAN AVE reported 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 342 S COCHRAN AVE?
342 S COCHRAN AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90036.
How big is 342 S COCHRAN AVE and when was it built?
342 S COCHRAN AVE has 40,027 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 342 S COCHRAN 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, “342 S COCHRAN AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/342-s-cochran-ave-42772172 (data as of October 2, 2026).