3500 S FIGUEROA ST
Office in Los Angeles, CA · 90007
At a glance
3500 S FIGUEROA ST is a 64,189-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1986. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 91 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 30.6 kBtu/ft² and 112 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 62% of the 591 scored office buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 91 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 30.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 112 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,335 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 64,189 sq ft |
| Source record | la:476633829815:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 91 | +4 | 30.6 kBtu/ft² | 112 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 87 | +6 | 34.1 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 81 | +1 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 80 | 37.8 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 33.8 kBtu/ft² | 147 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 184 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 52.7 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 276 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
- 3500 S FIGUEROA ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90007
Within ~1 km
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How does 3500 S FIGUEROA ST compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 3500 S FIGUEROA ST's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 77 across the 591 that report a score; it scores higher than 62% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 30.6 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 64,189 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 11 years later 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 3500 S FIGUEROA ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 3500 S FIGUEROA ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2022 to 91 in 2025 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 65.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 30.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 53% decrease. Reported emissions went from 276 tCO₂e to 112 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Los Angeles, 63% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 3500 S FIGUEROA ST's 30.6 kBtu/ft² across 64,189 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (576 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 83.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,335 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3500 S FIGUEROA ST to report its energy use?
3500 S FIGUEROA 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:476633829815:2025). 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 3500 S FIGUEROA ST's energy grade?
3500 S FIGUEROA ST scores 91 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 3500 S FIGUEROA ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 30.6 kBtu/ft² (83.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 64,189 sq ft.
What are 3500 S FIGUEROA ST's carbon emissions?
3500 S FIGUEROA ST reported 112 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 3500 S FIGUEROA ST?
3500 S FIGUEROA ST is in Los Angeles, California 90007.
How big is 3500 S FIGUEROA ST and when was it built?
3500 S FIGUEROA ST has 64,189 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 3500 S FIGUEROA 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, “3500 S FIGUEROA ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/3500-s-figueroa-st-470f7cfb (data as of October 2, 2026).