4900 W SUNSET BLVD

How does 4900 W SUNSET BLVD compare with other medical office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 96 medical office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 4900 W SUNSET BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 46 compares with an average of 74 across the 85 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 96.1 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 71.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 152,810 sq ft, it is about 77% above the average floor area of 86,243 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 4900 W SUNSET BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 4900 W SUNSET BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 17 in 2017 to 46 in 2025 (+29 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 47. Site EUI moved from 116.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 96.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,156 tCO₂e to 813 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 46 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 46 means the building performs better than about 46% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 46 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 29 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. 4900 W SUNSET BLVD's 96.1 kBtu/ft² across 152,810 sq ft works out to about 14.7 billion Btu (4,304 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 196.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,322 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4900 W SUNSET BLVD to report its energy use?

4900 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:471932858136:2025). 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.