4833 FOUNTAIN AVE
Worship Facility in Los Angeles, CA · 90029
At a glance
4833 FOUNTAIN AVE is a 465,861-square-foot worship facility in Los Angeles, California, built in 1943. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 25.4 kBtu/ft² and 635 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 | 25.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 32.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 635 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 21,649 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 465,861 sq ft |
| Source record | la:472511857433:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 635 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 26.3 kBtu/ft² | 672 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 26.8 kBtu/ft² | 688 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 623 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 614 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 29.9 kBtu/ft² | 781 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 30.9 kBtu/ft² | 775 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,637 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,630 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 57.1 kBtu/ft² | 758 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
Church of Scientology Western US
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Location
- Address
- 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90029
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE compare with other worship facility buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 58 worship facility buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 25.4 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 22.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 465,861 sq ft, it is about 777% above the average floor area of 53,115 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1943, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 57.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 56% decrease. Reported emissions went from 758 tCO₂e to 635 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does a site EUI of 25.4 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. 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE's 25.4 kBtu/ft² across 465,861 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,468 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 32.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 21,649 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE to report its energy use?
4833 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:472511857433:2025). 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 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE's energy grade?
4833 FOUNTAIN AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft² (32.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 465,861 sq ft.
What are 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE's carbon emissions?
4833 FOUNTAIN AVE reported 635 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE?
4833 FOUNTAIN AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90029.
How big is 4833 FOUNTAIN AVE and when was it built?
4833 FOUNTAIN AVE has 465,861 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1943 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 4833 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, “4833 FOUNTAIN AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/4833-fountain-ave-0221a41b (data as of October 2, 2026).