4861 W VENICE BLVD
Police Station in Los Angeles, CA · 90019
At a glance
4861 W VENICE BLVD is a 30,344-square-foot police station in Los Angeles, California, built in 1990. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 267.9 kBtu/ft² and 450 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 | 267.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 545.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 450 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 775 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,344 sq ft |
| Source record | la:457956839578:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 267.9 kBtu/ft² | 450 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 223.6 kBtu/ft² | 416 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 222.2 kBtu/ft² | 431 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 225.9 kBtu/ft² | 430 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 279.9 kBtu/ft² | 491 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 298.1 kBtu/ft² | 540 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 223.7 kBtu/ft² | 443 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 283.2 kBtu/ft² | 546 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 283.1 kBtu/ft² | 576 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 250.6 kBtu/ft² | 514 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
- 4861 W VENICE BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90019
Within ~1 km
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How does 4861 W VENICE BLVD compare with other police station buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 38 police station buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 267.9 kBtu/ft² is about 253% above the average of 76.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 30,344 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 79,655 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1990 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1991).
How has 4861 W VENICE BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 4861 W VENICE BLVD, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 250.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 267.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 514 tCO₂e to 450 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does a site EUI of 267.9 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. 4861 W VENICE BLVD's 267.9 kBtu/ft² across 30,344 sq ft works out to about 8.1 billion Btu (2,382 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 545.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 775 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 4861 W VENICE BLVD to report its energy use?
4861 W VENICE 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:457956839578:2025). 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 4861 W VENICE BLVD's energy grade?
4861 W VENICE BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 267.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4861 W VENICE BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 267.9 kBtu/ft² (545.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,344 sq ft.
What are 4861 W VENICE BLVD's carbon emissions?
4861 W VENICE BLVD reported 450 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 4861 W VENICE BLVD?
4861 W VENICE BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 90019.
How big is 4861 W VENICE BLVD and when was it built?
4861 W VENICE BLVD has 30,344 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as police station.
Is 4861 W VENICE BLVD 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, “4861 W VENICE BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/4861-w-venice-blvd-c8f41ac3 (data as of October 2, 2026).