735 S LA BREA AVE
Retail Store in Los Angeles, CA · 90036
At a glance
735 S LA BREA AVE is a 22,492-square-foot retail store in Los Angeles, California, built in 1938. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.3 kBtu/ft² and 4 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 | 3.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 9.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 0 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 22,492 sq ft |
| Source record | la:457227844792:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 3.3 kBtu/ft² | 4 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 4.0 kBtu/ft² | 6 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 5.1 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 5.9 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 10.9 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | 100 | 5.3 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 14.4 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 19.9 kBtu/ft² | 30 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
- 735 S LA BREA AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 735 S LA BREA AVE compare with other retail store buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 154 retail store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.3 kBtu/ft² is about 94% below the average of 54.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 22,492 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 78,068 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1938, 39 years earlier than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 735 S LA BREA AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 735 S LA BREA AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 19.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 3.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 83% decrease. Reported emissions went from 30 tCO₂e to 4 tCO₂e over the same span (down 86%).
What does a site EUI of 3.3 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. 735 S LA BREA AVE's 3.3 kBtu/ft² across 22,492 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (22 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 9.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 0 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 735 S LA BREA AVE to report its energy use?
735 S LA BREA 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:457227844792:2025). 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 735 S LA BREA AVE's energy grade?
735 S LA BREA AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 735 S LA BREA AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 3.3 kBtu/ft² (9.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 22,492 sq ft.
What are 735 S LA BREA AVE's carbon emissions?
735 S LA BREA AVE reported 4 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 735 S LA BREA AVE?
735 S LA BREA AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90036.
How big is 735 S LA BREA AVE and when was it built?
735 S LA BREA AVE has 22,492 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1938 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 735 S LA BREA 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, “735 S LA BREA AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/735-s-la-brea-ave-619e93d5 (data as of October 2, 2026).