817 S WESTERN AVE
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 90005
At a glance
817 S WESTERN AVE is a 56,064-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1979. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 46.2 kBtu/ft² and 148 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 | 46.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 129.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 148 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 0 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 56,064 sq ft |
| Source record | la:467890843439:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 45.3 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | 2.3 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 2.4 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 2.5 kBtu/ft² | 11 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
Carleton Energy Consulting LLC
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Location
- Address
- 817 S WESTERN AVE
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90005
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 817 S WESTERN 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 46.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 56,064 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 3 years later 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 817 S WESTERN AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 817 S WESTERN AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 2.5 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 46.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1748% increase. Reported emissions went from 11 tCO₂e to 148 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1311%).
What does a site EUI of 46.2 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. 817 S WESTERN AVE's 46.2 kBtu/ft² across 56,064 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (759 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 129.5 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 817 S WESTERN AVE to report its energy use?
817 S WESTERN 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:467890843439:2025). 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 817 S WESTERN AVE's energy grade?
817 S WESTERN AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 46.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 817 S WESTERN AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 46.2 kBtu/ft² (129.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,064 sq ft.
What are 817 S WESTERN AVE's carbon emissions?
817 S WESTERN AVE reported 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 817 S WESTERN AVE?
817 S WESTERN AVE is in Los Angeles, California 90005.
How big is 817 S WESTERN AVE and when was it built?
817 S WESTERN AVE has 56,064 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 817 S WESTERN 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, “817 S WESTERN AVE, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/817-s-western-ave-6155b670 (data as of October 2, 2026).