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4751 FOUNTAIN AVE

Office in Los Angeles, CA · 90029

At a glance

4751 FOUNTAIN AVE is a 41,938-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1950. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.8 kBtu/ft² and 129 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2025
Site EUI
53.8
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
129
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
—
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
41,938
sq ft
Year built
1950
vintage

LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI53.8 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI150.8 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions129 tCO₂e
GHG intensity—
Water use482 kgal
Gross floor area41,938 sq ft
Source recordla:472907857362:2025

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2025latest—53.8 kBtu/ft²129 tCO₂e
2024—52.4 kBtu/ft²146 tCO₂e
2023—54.8 kBtu/ft²163 tCO₂e
2022—71.0 kBtu/ft²204 tCO₂e
2021—62.9 kBtu/ft²181 tCO₂e
2020—59.7 kBtu/ft²172 tCO₂e
2019—70.7 kBtu/ft²180 tCO₂e
2018—79.5 kBtu/ft²235 tCO₂e
2017—71.3 kBtu/ft²227 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.

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Ownership

Church of Scientology Western US

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Location

Address
4751 FOUNTAIN AVE
State
California
ZIP
90029

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How does 4751 FOUNTAIN 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 53.8 kBtu/ft² is about 21% above the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 41,938 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 147,328 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 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 71.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 53.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 227 tCO₂e to 129 tCO₂e over the same span (down 43%).

What does a site EUI of 53.8 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. 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE's 53.8 kBtu/ft² across 41,938 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (661 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 150.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 482 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE to report its energy use?

4751 FOUNTAIN 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:472907857362:2025). 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 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE's energy grade?

4751 FOUNTAIN AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.8 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE use?

Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 53.8 kBtu/ft² (150.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,938 sq ft.

What are 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE's carbon emissions?

4751 FOUNTAIN AVE reported 129 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.

Where is 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE?

4751 FOUNTAIN AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90029.

How big is 4751 FOUNTAIN AVE and when was it built?

4751 FOUNTAIN AVE has 41,938 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as office.

Is 4751 FOUNTAIN 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, “4751 FOUNTAIN AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/4751-fountain-ave-1597321d (data as of October 2, 2026).