Biggest building emitters in Los Angeles

Top 100 by reported greenhouse-gas emissions under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE), latest disclosure year per building. 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.

At a glance

4501 COLORADO BLVD is Los Angeles's biggest reported building emitter, at 18,608 tCO₂e in its 2017 disclosure. The 100 buildings ranked here reported 438,617 tCO₂e together — 31% of the 1,424,008 tCO₂e disclosed by all 11,498 Los Angeles buildings.

Top 100 by reported emissions

#	Building	City	Emissions	Score	Floor area
1	4501 COLORADO BLVD	Los Angeles	18,608 tCO₂e	–—	658,900 sq ft
2	600 W 7TH ST	Los Angeles	17,707 tCO₂e	D1	567,270 sq ft
3	4867 W SUNSET BLVD	Los Angeles	16,139 tCO₂e	D4	814,954 sq ft
4	624 S GRAND AVE	Los Angeles	14,619 tCO₂e	–—	661,553 sq ft
5	4650 SUNSET BLVD	Los Angeles	13,174 tCO₂e	D51	756,397 sq ft
6	1200 GETTY CENTER DR	Los Angeles	11,858 tCO₂e	–—	1,215,400 sq ft
7	6041 CADILLAC AVE	Los Angeles	11,392 tCO₂e	D46	838,695 sq ft
8	19681 PACIFIC GATEWAY DR	Los Angeles	11,386 tCO₂e	–—	275,000 sq ft
9	5601 DE SOTO AVE	Los Angeles	10,862 tCO₂e	B83	860,309 sq ft
10	380 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	10,031 tCO₂e	–—	1,179,000 sq ft
11	525 S FLOWER ST	Los Angeles	8,681 tCO₂e	A85	3,607,789 sq ft
12	12303 MONTAGUE ST	Los Angeles	8,647 tCO₂e	–—	57,960 sq ft
13	18300 ROSCOE BLVD	Los Angeles	8,231 tCO₂e	D22	500,000 sq ft
14	19681 PACIFIC GATEWAY DR	Los Angeles	8,131 tCO₂e	–—	276,000 sq ft
15	1401 S GRAND AVE	Los Angeles	7,381 tCO₂e	B72	538,290 sq ft
16	1201 S FIGUEROA ST	Los Angeles	7,070 tCO₂e	–—	2,023,966 sq ft
17	15963 STRATHERN ST	Los Angeles	6,859 tCO₂e	D1	129,469 sq ft
18	15107 VANOWEN ST	Los Angeles	6,535 tCO₂e	B72	560,878 sq ft
19	3600 BARHAM BLVD	Los Angeles	6,350 tCO₂e	D1	957,421 sq ft
20	8900 DE SOTO AVE	Los Angeles	5,993 tCO₂e	–—	705,917 sq ft
21	750 W 7TH ST	Los Angeles	5,589 tCO₂e	–—	1,735,721 sq ft
22	333 S HOPE ST	Los Angeles	5,545 tCO₂e	A92	1,699,782 sq ft
23	18321 CLARK ST	Los Angeles	5,253 tCO₂e	C64	403,997 sq ft
24	6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD	Los Angeles	4,824 tCO₂e	–—	493,589 sq ft
25	5500 CANOGA AVE	Los Angeles	4,771 tCO₂e	–—	500,304 sq ft
26	111 N HOPE ST	Los Angeles	4,720 tCO₂e	D44	890,000 sq ft
27	4151 PROSPECT AVE	Los Angeles	4,678 tCO₂e	–—	689,799 sq ft
28	8720 BEVERLY BLVD	Los Angeles	4,571 tCO₂e	–—	215,598 sq ft
29	14200 ARMINTA ST	Los Angeles	4,445 tCO₂e	–—	200,003 sq ft
30	111 UNIVERSAL HOLLYWOOD DR	Los Angeles	4,370 tCO₂e	B75	862,638 sq ft
31	1012 W 36TH ST	Los Angeles	4,322 tCO₂e	–—	199,791 sq ft
32	25825 S VERMONT AVE	Los Angeles	4,233 tCO₂e	–—	228,318 sq ft
33	6600 TOPANGA CANYON BLVD	Los Angeles	4,016 tCO₂e	–—	1,588,050 sq ft
34	5757 W WILSHIRE BLVD	Los Angeles	4,011 tCO₂e	D11	530,000 sq ft
35	5711 W CENTURY BLVD	Los Angeles	3,901 tCO₂e	A95	1,528,170 sq ft
36	300 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	3,803 tCO₂e	–—	330,775 sq ft
37	707 WILSHIRE BLVD	Los Angeles	3,674 tCO₂e	B70	1,327,532 sq ft
38	700 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	3,629 tCO₂e	–—	624,222 sq ft
39	3434 S GRAND AVE	Los Angeles	3,516 tCO₂e	–—	351,009 sq ft
40	325 W ADAMS BLVD	Los Angeles	3,510 tCO₂e	–—	895,279 sq ft
41	1046 W 36TH ST	Los Angeles	3,436 tCO₂e	–—	143,139 sq ft
42	1800 N MAIN ST	Los Angeles	3,373 tCO₂e	D1	378,000 sq ft
43	1200 W 7TH ST	Los Angeles	3,164 tCO₂e	A100	769,933 sq ft
44	2040 AVENUE OF THE STARS	Los Angeles	3,163 tCO₂e	C65	863,718 sq ft
45	800 W 7TH ST	Los Angeles	3,104 tCO₂e	A100	380,653 sq ft
46	12500 GLADSTONE AVE	Los Angeles	3,053 tCO₂e	–—	208,894 sq ft
47	127 S SAN VICENTE BLVD	Los Angeles	3,051 tCO₂e	–—	818,090 sq ft
48	12745 ARROYO ST	Los Angeles	2,996 tCO₂e	D1	239,576 sq ft
49	333 S GRAND AVE	Los Angeles	2,966 tCO₂e	A98	2,771,457 sq ft
50	5905 WILSHIRE BLVD	Los Angeles	2,891 tCO₂e	–—	619,469 sq ft
51	600 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	2,888 tCO₂e	–—	451,763 sq ft
52	121 N LA CIENEGA BLVD	Los Angeles	2,845 tCO₂e	–—	860,748 sq ft
53	127 S SAN VICENTE BLVD	Los Angeles	2,806 tCO₂e	–—	818,090 sq ft
54	800 S HOPE ST	Los Angeles	2,804 tCO₂e	–—	254,304 sq ft
55	1550 N EDGEMONT ST	Los Angeles	2,781 tCO₂e	–—	179,622 sq ft
56	12806 SAN FERNANDO RD	Los Angeles	2,773 tCO₂e	–—	162,000 sq ft
57	4733 SUNSET BLVD	Los Angeles	2,746 tCO₂e	–—	351,386 sq ft
58	200 N MAIN ST	Los Angeles	2,715 tCO₂e	C57	823,272 sq ft
59	1755 N HIGHLAND AVE	Los Angeles	2,631 tCO₂e	C69	554,087 sq ft
60	500 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	2,591 tCO₂e	–—	512,572 sq ft
61	555 W 5TH ST	Los Angeles	2,550 tCO₂e	A96	1,546,011 sq ft
62	8401 FALLBROOK AVE	Los Angeles	2,540 tCO₂e	–—	160,740 sq ft
63	1450 N BIGGY ST	Los Angeles	2,501 tCO₂e	–—	176,703 sq ft
64	100 W 1ST ST	Los Angeles	2,440 tCO₂e	–—	491,023 sq ft
65	100 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	2,431 tCO₂e	–—	569,300 sq ft
66	21100 S WESTERN AVE	Los Angeles	2,395 tCO₂e	–—	124,337 sq ft
67	515 S OLIVE ST	Los Angeles	2,365 tCO₂e	A100	1,047,835 sq ft
68	10100 SANTA MONICA BLVD	Los Angeles	2,362 tCO₂e	A100	1,020,832 sq ft
69	400 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	2,360 tCO₂e	–—	785,662 sq ft
70	10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD	Los Angeles	2,322 tCO₂e	A91	810,474 sq ft
71	110 GEORGE BURNS RD	Los Angeles	2,267 tCO₂e	–—	246,626 sq ft
72	325 W ADAMS BLVD	Los Angeles	2,265 tCO₂e	A98	1,216,045 sq ft
73	1763 N HIGHLAND AVE	Los Angeles	2,209 tCO₂e	B83	554,087 sq ft
74	200 WORLD WAY	Los Angeles	2,152 tCO₂e	–—	501,396 sq ft
75	11355 W OLYMPIC BLVD	Los Angeles	2,139 tCO₂e	D45	545,484 sq ft
76	16237 VENTURA BLVD	Los Angeles	2,137 tCO₂e	D36	126,260 sq ft
77	23450 CALABASAS RD	Los Angeles	2,114 tCO₂e	D15	324,320 sq ft
78	1888 CENTURY PARK EAST	Los Angeles	2,106 tCO₂e	B79	516,405 sq ft
79	2250 ALCAZAR ST	Los Angeles	2,096 tCO₂e	–—	128,738 sq ft
80	457 E MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD	Los Angeles	2,059 tCO₂e	D1	98,844 sq ft
81	300 S DOHENY DR	Los Angeles	1,989 tCO₂e	D41	336,020 sq ft
82	9727 DE SOTO AVE	Los Angeles	1,971 tCO₂e	–—	208,000 sq ft
83	350 S GRAND AVE	Los Angeles	1,970 tCO₂e	A96	1,194,205 sq ft
84	6150 LAUREL CANYON BLVD	Los Angeles	1,935 tCO₂e	–—	402,313 sq ft
85	545 S FIGUEROA ST	Los Angeles	1,906 tCO₂e	–—	292,320 sq ft
86	6041 CADILLAC AVE	Los Angeles	1,899 tCO₂e	B78	194,781 sq ft
87	11728 WILSHIRE BLVD	Los Angeles	1,897 tCO₂e	A93	726,084 sq ft
88	8723 ALDEN DR	Los Angeles	1,875 tCO₂e	–—	98,809 sq ft
89	12744 SAN FERNANDO RD	Los Angeles	1,873 tCO₂e	–—	117,086 sq ft
90	5400 W CENTURY BLVD	Los Angeles	1,862 tCO₂e	A90	597,270 sq ft
91	25825 S VERMONT AVE	Los Angeles	1,852 tCO₂e	D1	108,702 sq ft
92	1520 SAN PABLO ST	Los Angeles	1,848 tCO₂e	–—	243,926 sq ft
93	123 S FIGUEROA ST	Los Angeles	1,823 tCO₂e	D43	585,026 sq ft
94	222 S FIGUEROA ST	Los Angeles	1,766 tCO₂e	D1	347,402 sq ft
95	922 E E ST	Los Angeles	1,765 tCO₂e	–—	104,938 sq ft
96	200 N SPRING ST	Los Angeles	1,762 tCO₂e	A85	855,800 sq ft
97	15335 SATICOY ST	Los Angeles	1,761 tCO₂e	–—	23,690 sq ft
98	1537 NORFOLK ST	Los Angeles	1,753 tCO₂e	–—	200,952 sq ft
99	13455 MAXELLA AVE	Los Angeles	1,750 tCO₂e	–—	184,822 sq ft
100	444 S FLOWER ST	Los Angeles	1,737 tCO₂e	A87	1,081,894 sq ft

What do Los Angeles's biggest-emitting buildings have in common?

By property type the list is led by office (21), manufacturing/industrial plant (12) and hospital (general medical & surgical) (10). Their average site EUI is 216.3 kBtu/ft², about 374% above the citywide average of 45.6 kBtu/ft². Combined they cover 63.5 million square feet; the median ranked building has 530,000 sq ft.

The ranking orders Los Angeles's disclosed buildings by total reported greenhouse-gas emissions in their latest report year; figures far outside what a building of that type and size can emit are treated as data-entry errors and left out.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Los Angeles building emits the most carbon?

4501 COLORADO BLVD reported 18,608 tCO₂e in its latest LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) disclosure — the highest in Los Angeles. 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.

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, “Biggest-emitting buildings in Los Angeles”, https://buildingcensus.com/rankings/biggest-emitters/los-angeles (data as of October 2, 2026).