500 S VIRGIL AVE
Office in Los Angeles, CA · 90020
At a glance
500 S VIRGIL AVE is a 42,244-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1960. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 88.6 kBtu/ft² and 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% of the 591 scored office buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 88.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 248.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 702 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 42,244 sq ft |
| Source record | la:474850846137:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 14 | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 100 | 13.2 kBtu/ft² | 39 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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Location
- Address
- 500 S VIRGIL AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90020
Within ~1 km
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How does 500 S VIRGIL 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. 500 S VIRGIL AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 77 across the 591 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 88.6 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 42,244 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 15 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 500 S VIRGIL AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 500 S VIRGIL AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2018 to 14 in 2025 (-86 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 100. Site EUI moved from 13.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 571% increase. Reported emissions went from 39 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (up 448%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. 500 S VIRGIL AVE's 88.6 kBtu/ft² across 42,244 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,097 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 248.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 702 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 500 S VIRGIL AVE to report its energy use?
500 S VIRGIL 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:474850846137:2025). 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 500 S VIRGIL AVE's energy grade?
500 S VIRGIL AVE scores 14 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 500 S VIRGIL AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 88.6 kBtu/ft² (248.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,244 sq ft.
What are 500 S VIRGIL AVE's carbon emissions?
500 S VIRGIL AVE reported 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 500 S VIRGIL AVE?
500 S VIRGIL AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90020.
How big is 500 S VIRGIL AVE and when was it built?
500 S VIRGIL AVE has 42,244 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 500 S VIRGIL 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, “500 S VIRGIL AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/500-s-virgil-ave-135562d9 (data as of October 2, 2026).