9900 S VERMONT AVE

How does 9900 S VERMONT AVE compare with other mixed use property buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 88 mixed use property buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 9900 S VERMONT AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 79 across the 20 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 31.0 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 38.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 68,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 125,193 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1970). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 9900 S VERMONT AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 9900 S VERMONT AVE, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 46 in 2017 to 72 in 2025 (+26 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 81. Site EUI moved from 50.4 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 260 tCO₂e to 121 tCO₂e over the same span (down 54%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. 9900 S VERMONT AVE's 31.0 kBtu/ft² across 68,000 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (618 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 86.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,349 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 9900 S VERMONT AVE to report its energy use?

9900 S VERMONT 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:473406802899:2025). 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.