5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in Los Angeles, CA · 90039
At a glance
5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD is a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant in Los Angeles, California, built in 1940. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 173.5 kBtu/ft² and 582 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 | 173.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 395.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 582 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,432 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | la:479384875302:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 173.5 kBtu/ft² | 582 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC
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Location
- Address
- 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90039
Within ~1 km
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How does 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 276 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 173.5 kBtu/ft² is about 81% above the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 60,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD, covering report years 2018–2025. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 173.5 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. 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD's 173.5 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 10.4 billion Btu (3,051 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 395.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,432 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD to report its energy use?
5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD 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:479384875302:2025). 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 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD's energy grade?
5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 173.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 173.5 kBtu/ft² (395.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 60,000 sq ft.
What are 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD's carbon emissions?
5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD reported 582 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD?
5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD is in Los Angeles, California 90039.
How big is 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD and when was it built?
5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD has 60,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1940 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD 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, “5121 W SAN FERNANDO RD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5121-w-san-fernando-rd-25f3f442 (data as of October 2, 2026).