3434 S GRAND AVE
Office in Los Angeles, CA · 90007
At a glance
3434 S GRAND AVE is a 351,009-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1966. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 176.4 kBtu/ft² and 3,516 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 | 176.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 466.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,516 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 7,254 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 351,009 sq ft |
| Source record | la:478018829434:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 176.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,516 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 187.6 kBtu/ft² | 4,279 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 184.8 kBtu/ft² | 4,504 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 4 | +3 | 290.3 kBtu/ft² | 5,292 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 1 | 327.9 kBtu/ft² | 6,051 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 218.0 kBtu/ft² | 4,300 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 216.1 kBtu/ft² | 4,543 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 1 | 219.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,601 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 193.7 kBtu/ft² | 4,393 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 206.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,700 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
University of Southern California
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Location
- Address
- 3434 S GRAND AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90007
Within ~1 km
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How does 3434 S GRAND AVE compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 176.4 kBtu/ft² is about 298% above the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 351,009 sq ft, it is about 138% above the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 3434 S GRAND AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 3434 S GRAND AVE, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2018 to 4 in 2022 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 206.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 176.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,700 tCO₂e to 3,516 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does a site EUI of 176.4 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. 3434 S GRAND AVE's 176.4 kBtu/ft² across 351,009 sq ft works out to about 61.9 billion Btu (18,146 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 466.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,254 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3434 S GRAND AVE to report its energy use?
3434 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:478018829434:2025). 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 3434 S GRAND AVE's energy grade?
3434 S GRAND AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 176.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3434 S GRAND AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 176.4 kBtu/ft² (466.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 351,009 sq ft.
What are 3434 S GRAND AVE's carbon emissions?
3434 S GRAND AVE reported 3,516 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 3434 S GRAND AVE?
3434 S GRAND AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90007.
How big is 3434 S GRAND AVE and when was it built?
3434 S GRAND AVE has 351,009 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 3434 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, “3434 S GRAND AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/3434-s-grand-ave-df8e1182 (data as of October 2, 2026).