505 S BARRINGTON AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90049
At a glance
505 S BARRINGTON AVE is a 28,147-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1939. In its 2019 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 4.9 kBtu/ft² and 9 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 86% of the 3,344 scored multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 4.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 13.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 9 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 514 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,147 sq ft |
| Source record | la:419588844344:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | 100 | ±0 | 4.9 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 100 | 11.3 kBtu/ft² | 22 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 505 S BARRINGTON AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90049
Within ~1 km
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How does 505 S BARRINGTON AVE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 505 S BARRINGTON AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them. Its site EUI of 4.9 kBtu/ft² is about 87% below the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 28,147 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 505 S BARRINGTON AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Los Angeles disclosures for 505 S BARRINGTON AVE, covering report years 2018–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2018 and 2019. Site EUI moved from 11.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 4.9 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 57% decrease. Reported emissions went from 22 tCO₂e to 9 tCO₂e over the same span (down 59%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 505 S BARRINGTON AVE's 4.9 kBtu/ft² across 28,147 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (40 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 13.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 514 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 505 S BARRINGTON AVE to report its energy use?
505 S BARRINGTON 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 2019 disclosure (source record la:419588844344:2019). 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 505 S BARRINGTON AVE's energy grade?
505 S BARRINGTON AVE scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2019 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 505 S BARRINGTON AVE use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 4.9 kBtu/ft² (13.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,147 sq ft.
What are 505 S BARRINGTON AVE's carbon emissions?
505 S BARRINGTON AVE reported 9 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2019.
Where is 505 S BARRINGTON AVE?
505 S BARRINGTON AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90049.
How big is 505 S BARRINGTON AVE and when was it built?
505 S BARRINGTON AVE has 28,147 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 505 S BARRINGTON AVE covered by LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “505 S BARRINGTON AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/505-s-barrington-ave-ff849c94 (data as of October 2, 2026).