5940 CARLOS AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90028
At a glance
5940 CARLOS AVE is a 94,628-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1997. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.4 kBtu/ft² and 107 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 | 20.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 42.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 107 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 2,942 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 94,628 sq ft |
| Source record | la:464979859928:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 20.4 kBtu/ft² | 107 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 21.7 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 23.9 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 127 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | 26.5 kBtu/ft² | 160 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 31.4 kBtu/ft² | 200 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
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Location
- Address
- 5940 CARLOS AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90028
Within ~1 km
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How does 5940 CARLOS AVE 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. Its site EUI of 20.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 94,628 sq ft, it is about 56% above the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 22 years later 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 5940 CARLOS AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 5940 CARLOS AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 31.4 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 20.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 200 tCO₂e to 107 tCO₂e over the same span (down 47%).
What does a site EUI of 20.4 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. 5940 CARLOS AVE's 20.4 kBtu/ft² across 94,628 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (566 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 42.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,942 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5940 CARLOS AVE to report its energy use?
5940 CARLOS 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:464979859928:2025). 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 5940 CARLOS AVE's energy grade?
5940 CARLOS AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5940 CARLOS AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 20.4 kBtu/ft² (42.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 94,628 sq ft.
What are 5940 CARLOS AVE's carbon emissions?
5940 CARLOS AVE reported 107 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 5940 CARLOS AVE?
5940 CARLOS AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90028.
How big is 5940 CARLOS AVE and when was it built?
5940 CARLOS AVE has 94,628 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5940 CARLOS 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, “5940 CARLOS AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/5940-carlos-ave-c1935a73 (data as of October 2, 2026).