8252 VAN NUYS BLVD
Strip Mall in Los Angeles, CA · 91402
At a glance
8252 VAN NUYS BLVD is a 85,896-square-foot strip mall building in Los Angeles, California, built in 1958. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 74.5 kBtu/ft² and 354 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 | 74.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 150.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 354 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 3,873 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 85,896 sq ft |
| Source record | la:426151903118:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 74.5 kBtu/ft² | 354 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 79.4 kBtu/ft² | 409 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 365 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 386 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 239 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 453 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 84.0 kBtu/ft² | 442 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 121.9 kBtu/ft² | 652 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
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91402
Within ~1 km
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How does 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD 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 74.5 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 84.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 85,896 sq ft, it is about 39% above the average floor area of 61,711 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 18 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 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 121.9 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 74.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 652 tCO₂e to 354 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).
What does a site EUI of 74.5 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. 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD's 74.5 kBtu/ft² across 85,896 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,875 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 150.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,873 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD to report its energy use?
8252 VAN NUYS 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:426151903118:2025). 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 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD's energy grade?
8252 VAN NUYS BLVD did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 74.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 74.5 kBtu/ft² (150.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,896 sq ft.
What are 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD's carbon emissions?
8252 VAN NUYS BLVD reported 354 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD?
8252 VAN NUYS BLVD is in Los Angeles, California 91402.
How big is 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD and when was it built?
8252 VAN NUYS BLVD has 85,896 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 8252 VAN NUYS BLVD 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, “8252 VAN NUYS BLVD, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/8252-van-nuys-blvd-c9d9dd34 (data as of October 2, 2026).