7224 S VERMONT AVE
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 90044
At a glance
7224 S VERMONT AVE is a 44,635-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1966. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 86.7 kBtu/ft² and 207 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 | 86.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 102.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 207 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 239 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,635 sq ft |
| Source record | la:473511813080:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 86.7 kBtu/ft² | 207 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 6.8 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 7.1 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 6.9 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 6.2 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 6.7 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 7224 S VERMONT AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90044
Within ~1 km
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How does 7224 S VERMONT AVE compare with other strip mall buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 98 strip mall buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 86.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft².
At 44,635 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 7224 S VERMONT AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 7224 S VERMONT AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 6.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 86.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1194% increase. Reported emissions went from 18 tCO₂e to 207 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1049%).
What does a site EUI of 86.7 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. 7224 S VERMONT AVE's 86.7 kBtu/ft² across 44,635 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,134 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 102.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 239 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 7224 S VERMONT AVE to report its energy use?
7224 S VERMONT 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:473511813080:2025). 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 7224 S VERMONT AVE's energy grade?
7224 S VERMONT AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 86.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 7224 S VERMONT AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 86.7 kBtu/ft² (102.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 44,635 sq ft.
What are 7224 S VERMONT AVE's carbon emissions?
7224 S VERMONT AVE reported 207 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 7224 S VERMONT AVE?
7224 S VERMONT AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90044.
How big is 7224 S VERMONT AVE and when was it built?
7224 S VERMONT AVE has 44,635 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 7224 S VERMONT 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, “7224 S VERMONT AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/7224-s-vermont-ave-368803be (data as of October 2, 2026).