5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD
Office in Los Angeles, CA · 90036
At a glance
5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD is a 452,763-square-foot office building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1971. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,276 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 | 49.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 126.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,276 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 4,417 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 452,763 sq ft |
| Source record | la:453054845191:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 49.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,276 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 92 | +2 | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,091 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 90 | -1 | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,452 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 91 | +3 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,454 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 88 | -4 | 46.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,237 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 92 | +7 | 42.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,210 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | -3 | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,564 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 88 | -6 | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,671 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 94 | +2 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,796 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 92 | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,187 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
Rockhill Management
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Location
- Address
- 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD 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 49.8 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 452,763 sq ft, it is about 207% above the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 4 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 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 92 in both 2016 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 54.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 49.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,187 tCO₂e to 1,276 tCO₂e over the same span (down 42%).
What does a site EUI of 49.8 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. 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD's 49.8 kBtu/ft² across 452,763 sq ft works out to about 22.5 billion Btu (6,608 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 126.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,417 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD to report its energy use?
5900 W WILSHIRE 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:453054845191:2025). 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 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD's energy grade?
5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 49.8 kBtu/ft² (126.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 452,763 sq ft.
What are 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD's carbon emissions?
5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD reported 1,276 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD?
5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 90036.
How big is 5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD and when was it built?
5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD has 452,763 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5900 W WILSHIRE 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, “5900 W WILSHIRE BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5900-w-wilshire-blvd-795bde26 (data as of October 2, 2026).