478 W 6TH ST
Other - Services in Los Angeles, CA · 90731
At a glance
478 W 6TH ST is a 39,839-square-foot other - services building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1990. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 10.9 kBtu/ft² and 25 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 | 10.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 30.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 25 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 95 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 39,839 sq ft |
| Source record | la:474405727541:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 10.9 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 17.1 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 35.6 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 37.7 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 56.8 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 48.4 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 121 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 478 W 6TH ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90731
Within ~1 km
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How does 478 W 6TH ST compare with other other - services buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 24 other - services buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 10.9 kBtu/ft² is about 70% below the average of 36.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 39,839 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 102,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1986).
How has 478 W 6TH ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 478 W 6TH ST, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 41.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 10.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 74% decrease. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 25 tCO₂e over the same span (down 79%).
What does a site EUI of 10.9 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. 478 W 6TH ST's 10.9 kBtu/ft² across 39,839 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (127 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 30.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 95 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 478 W 6TH ST to report its energy use?
478 W 6TH 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:474405727541:2025). 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 478 W 6TH ST's energy grade?
478 W 6TH ST did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 10.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 478 W 6TH ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 10.9 kBtu/ft² (30.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,839 sq ft.
What are 478 W 6TH ST's carbon emissions?
478 W 6TH ST reported 25 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 478 W 6TH ST?
478 W 6TH ST is in Los Angeles, California 90731.
How big is 478 W 6TH ST and when was it built?
478 W 6TH ST has 39,839 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as other - services.
Is 478 W 6TH 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, “478 W 6TH ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/478-w-6th-st-6a56e3d5 (data as of October 2, 2026).