5612 FARMDALE AVE
Worship Facility in Los Angeles, CA · 91601
At a glance
5612 FARMDALE AVE is a 26,800-square-foot worship facility in Los Angeles, California, built in 1972. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.0 kBtu/ft² and 21 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 | 14.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 34.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 21 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 157 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,800 sq ft |
| Source record | la:446520885498:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 14.0 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 12.4 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 19.2 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 18.0 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 17.4 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 17.9 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 51 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 35.0 kBtu/ft² | 62 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
Church of Scientology of the Valley
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Location
- Address
- 5612 FARMDALE AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91601
Within ~1 km
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How does 5612 FARMDALE AVE compare with other worship facility buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 58 worship facility buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 14.0 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 22.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,800 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 53,115 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 5612 FARMDALE AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 5612 FARMDALE AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 35.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 14.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 60% decrease. Reported emissions went from 62 tCO₂e to 21 tCO₂e over the same span (down 66%).
What does a site EUI of 14.0 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. 5612 FARMDALE AVE's 14.0 kBtu/ft² across 26,800 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (110 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 34.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 157 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5612 FARMDALE AVE to report its energy use?
5612 FARMDALE 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:446520885498:2025). 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 5612 FARMDALE AVE's energy grade?
5612 FARMDALE AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5612 FARMDALE AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 14.0 kBtu/ft² (34.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,800 sq ft.
What are 5612 FARMDALE AVE's carbon emissions?
5612 FARMDALE AVE reported 21 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5612 FARMDALE AVE?
5612 FARMDALE AVE is in Los Angeles, California 91601.
How big is 5612 FARMDALE AVE and when was it built?
5612 FARMDALE AVE has 26,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 5612 FARMDALE 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, “5612 FARMDALE AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5612-farmdale-ave-4f5d7e5e (data as of October 2, 2026).