5261 W IMPERIAL HWY
Office in Los Angeles, CA · 90045
At a glance
5261 W IMPERIAL HWY is a 22,893-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1953. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.8 kBtu/ft² and 19 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 | 14.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 40.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 19 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 79 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 22,893 sq ft |
| Source record | la:448598797568:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 14.8 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 16.4 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 58 | +20 | 14.4 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 38 | 20.1 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | 0 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
Spring View Holdings, LLC
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Location
- Address
- 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90045
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 14.8 kBtu/ft² is about 67% below the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 22,893 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 22 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 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 38 in 2022 to 58 in 2023 (+20 points). Site EUI moved from 20.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 14.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 26% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 14.8 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. 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY's 14.8 kBtu/ft² across 22,893 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (99 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 40.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 79 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY to report its energy use?
5261 W IMPERIAL HWY 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:448598797568:2025). 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 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY's energy grade?
5261 W IMPERIAL HWY did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 14.8 kBtu/ft² (40.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 22,893 sq ft.
What are 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY's carbon emissions?
5261 W IMPERIAL HWY reported 19 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY?
5261 W IMPERIAL HWY is in Los Angeles, California 90045.
How big is 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY and when was it built?
5261 W IMPERIAL HWY has 22,893 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5261 W IMPERIAL HWY 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, “5261 W IMPERIAL HWY, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5261-w-imperial-hwy-5f4611ec (data as of October 2, 2026).