5840 W CENTINELA AVE
Vehicle Repair Services in Los Angeles, CA · 90045
At a glance
5840 W CENTINELA AVE is a 29,340-square-foot vehicle repair services building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1956. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.2 kBtu/ft² and 61 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 | 36.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 101.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 61 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 118 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,340 sq ft |
| Source record | la:445541813899:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 36.2 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 53.7 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 51 | 14.7 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 32.3 kBtu/ft² | 65 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 72 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 61.3 kBtu/ft² | 127 tCO₂e | |
| 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 5840 W CENTINELA AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90045
Within ~1 km
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How does 5840 W CENTINELA AVE compare with other vehicle repair services buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 21 vehicle repair services buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.7 kBtu/ft².
At 29,340 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 30,770 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975).
How has 5840 W CENTINELA AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 5840 W CENTINELA AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 61.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 36.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 41% decrease. Reported emissions went from 127 tCO₂e to 61 tCO₂e over the same span (down 52%).
What does a site EUI of 36.2 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. 5840 W CENTINELA AVE's 36.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,340 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (311 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 101.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 118 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5840 W CENTINELA AVE to report its energy use?
5840 W CENTINELA 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:445541813899:2025). 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 5840 W CENTINELA AVE's energy grade?
5840 W CENTINELA AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5840 W CENTINELA AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft² (101.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,340 sq ft.
What are 5840 W CENTINELA AVE's carbon emissions?
5840 W CENTINELA AVE reported 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5840 W CENTINELA AVE?
5840 W CENTINELA AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90045.
How big is 5840 W CENTINELA AVE and when was it built?
5840 W CENTINELA AVE has 29,340 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as vehicle repair services.
Is 5840 W CENTINELA 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, “5840 W CENTINELA AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5840-w-centinela-ave-8e6afda8 (data as of October 2, 2026).