533 S HARVARD BLVD
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90020
At a glance
533 S HARVARD BLVD is a 37,500-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1963. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 37.2 kBtu/ft² and 77 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 3,344 scored multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 37.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 72.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 77 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 2,868 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 37,500 sq ft |
| Source record | la:469425845951:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 76 | -5 | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 81 | +9 | 38.7 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 72 | -4 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 90 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 76 | -3 | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 79 | +11 | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 78 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 68 | +53 | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 15 | +3 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 12 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 88 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
- 533 S HARVARD BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90020
Within ~1 km
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How does 533 S HARVARD BLVD 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. 533 S HARVARD BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft².
At 37,500 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 12 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 533 S HARVARD BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 533 S HARVARD BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 12 in 2018 to 76 in 2025 (+64 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 81. Site EUI moved from 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 88 tCO₂e to 77 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 533 S HARVARD BLVD's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 37,500 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (409 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 72.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,868 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 533 S HARVARD BLVD to report its energy use?
533 S HARVARD 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:469425845951:2025). 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 533 S HARVARD BLVD's energy grade?
533 S HARVARD BLVD scores 76 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 533 S HARVARD BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 37.2 kBtu/ft² (72.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,500 sq ft.
What are 533 S HARVARD BLVD's carbon emissions?
533 S HARVARD BLVD reported 77 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 533 S HARVARD BLVD?
533 S HARVARD BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 90020.
How big is 533 S HARVARD BLVD and when was it built?
533 S HARVARD BLVD has 37,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 533 S HARVARD BLVD 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, “533 S HARVARD BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/533-s-harvard-blvd-738461d5 (data as of October 2, 2026).