4520 W SUNSET BLVD

How does 4520 W SUNSET BLVD compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 98 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 4520 W SUNSET BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 65 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 232.7 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 190.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 45,644 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 49,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 4520 W SUNSET BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 4520 W SUNSET BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2018 to 53 in 2025 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 62. Site EUI moved from 205.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 232.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 625 tCO₂e to 591 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 4520 W SUNSET BLVD's 232.7 kBtu/ft² across 45,644 sq ft works out to about 10.6 billion Btu (3,113 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 498.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,372 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4520 W SUNSET BLVD to report its energy use?

4520 W SUNSET BLVD 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:474477857913:2025). 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.