3457 S LA BREA AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90016
At a glance
3457 S LA BREA AVE is a 26,734-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1950. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.1 kBtu/ft² and 16 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 | 11.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 22.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 16 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 2,501 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,734 sq ft |
| Source record | la:453832831263:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 11.1 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 12.8 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 11.1 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 10.8 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 11.6 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 14.3 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 77 | +29 | 32.7 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 48 | 36.9 kBtu/ft² | 59 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 3457 S LA BREA AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90016
Within ~1 km
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How does 3457 S LA BREA 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 11.1 kBtu/ft² is about 70% below the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,734 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 25 years earlier 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 3457 S LA BREA AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 3457 S LA BREA AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2018 to 77 in 2019 (+29 points). Site EUI moved from 36.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 11.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 70% decrease. Reported emissions went from 59 tCO₂e to 16 tCO₂e over the same span (down 72%).
What does a site EUI of 11.1 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. 3457 S LA BREA AVE's 11.1 kBtu/ft² across 26,734 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (87 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 22.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,501 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3457 S LA BREA AVE to report its energy use?
3457 S LA BREA 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:453832831263:2025). 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 3457 S LA BREA AVE's energy grade?
3457 S LA BREA AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3457 S LA BREA AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 11.1 kBtu/ft² (22.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,734 sq ft.
What are 3457 S LA BREA AVE's carbon emissions?
3457 S LA BREA AVE reported 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 3457 S LA BREA AVE?
3457 S LA BREA AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90016.
How big is 3457 S LA BREA AVE and when was it built?
3457 S LA BREA AVE has 26,734 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 3457 S LA BREA 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, “3457 S LA BREA AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/3457-s-la-brea-ave-381735c8 (data as of October 2, 2026).