6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD

How does 6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 98 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 65 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 370.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 190.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 32,400 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 49,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 17 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 3.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 370.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 11118% increase. Reported emissions went from 8 tCO₂e to 655 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8639%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Los Angeles, 63% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. 6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD's 370.2 kBtu/ft² across 32,400 sq ft works out to about 12 billion Btu (3,515 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 633.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,971 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 6450 SEPULVEDA BLVD to report its energy use?

6450 SEPULVEDA 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:420960891144:2025). 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.