737 S GENESEE AVE
Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, CA · 90036
At a glance
737 S GENESEE AVE is a 35,352-square-foot multifamily housing building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1978. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 16 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 47.9 kBtu/ft² and 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 2% of the 3,344 scored multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 16 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 47.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 94 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,373 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 35,352 sq ft |
| Source record | la:452870845008:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 16 | -15 | 47.9 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 31 | +3 | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 28 | +7 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 100 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 21 | ±0 | 47.7 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 21 | -10 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 31 | -10 | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 41 | +11 | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 30 | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 95 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
- 737 S GENESEE AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
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How does 737 S GENESEE 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. 737 S GENESEE AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 16 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 47.9 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 35,352 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 3 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 737 S GENESEE AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 737 S GENESEE AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2018 to 16 in 2025 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 41. Site EUI moved from 45.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 47.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 95 tCO₂e to 94 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 16 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 16 means the building performs better than about 16% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 16 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 59 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. 737 S GENESEE AVE's 47.9 kBtu/ft² across 35,352 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (496 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 97.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,373 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 737 S GENESEE AVE to report its energy use?
737 S GENESEE 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:452870845008:2025). 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 737 S GENESEE AVE's energy grade?
737 S GENESEE AVE scores 16 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 737 S GENESEE AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 47.9 kBtu/ft² (97.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,352 sq ft.
What are 737 S GENESEE AVE's carbon emissions?
737 S GENESEE AVE reported 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 737 S GENESEE AVE?
737 S GENESEE AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90036.
How big is 737 S GENESEE AVE and when was it built?
737 S GENESEE AVE has 35,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 737 S GENESEE 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, “737 S GENESEE AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/737-s-genesee-ave-17a35acd (data as of October 2, 2026).