9200 DE SOTO AVE

How does 9200 DE SOTO 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. 9200 DE SOTO AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 71 across the 126 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft² is about 83% below the average of 54.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 25,300 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 78,068 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 9 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 9200 DE SOTO AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 9200 DE SOTO AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 9.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 9.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 15 tCO₂e to 14 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 9200 DE SOTO AVE's 9.4 kBtu/ft² across 25,300 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (70 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 26.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 117 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 9200 DE SOTO AVE to report its energy use?

9200 DE SOTO 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:383990909586:2025). 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.