5901 DE SOTO AVE
Worship Facility in Los Angeles, CA · 91367
At a glance
5901 DE SOTO AVE is a 30,377-square-foot worship facility in Los Angeles, California, built in 1976. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.0 kBtu/ft² and 28 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 | 16.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 43.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 28 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,290 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,377 sq ft |
| Source record | la:382941887694:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 16.0 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 18.5 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 21.7 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 25.5 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 20.7 kBtu/ft² | 43 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
5901 Associates, LLC
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Location
- Address
- 5901 DE SOTO AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91367
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 5901 DE SOTO 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 16.0 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 22.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 30,377 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 53,115 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 10 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 5901 DE SOTO AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 5901 DE SOTO AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 20.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 16.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 43 tCO₂e to 28 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does a site EUI of 16.0 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. 5901 DE SOTO AVE's 16.0 kBtu/ft² across 30,377 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (142 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 43.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,290 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5901 DE SOTO AVE to report its energy use?
5901 DE SOTO 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:382941887694:2025). 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 5901 DE SOTO AVE's energy grade?
5901 DE SOTO AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5901 DE SOTO AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 16.0 kBtu/ft² (43.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,377 sq ft.
What are 5901 DE SOTO AVE's carbon emissions?
5901 DE SOTO AVE reported 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5901 DE SOTO AVE?
5901 DE SOTO AVE is in Los Angeles, California 91367.
How big is 5901 DE SOTO AVE and when was it built?
5901 DE SOTO AVE has 30,377 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 5901 DE SOTO 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, “5901 DE SOTO AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5901-de-soto-ave-c31f973d (data as of October 2, 2026).