1525 RUSSELL ST
Multifamily (5+ Units) in Berkeley, CA
At a glance
1525 RUSSELL ST is a 17,376-square-foot multifamily (5+ units) building in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 40.1 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 36% of the 156 scored multifamily (5+ units) buildings in Berkeley.
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 40.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 56.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 40,304 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,599 therms |
| Gross floor area | 17,376 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:9460:2025 |
Compliance context
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)
Berkeley's BESO requires annual benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings of 15,000 sq ft or more, with energy assessments at time of listing and every five years for buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1525 RUSSELL ST
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does 1525 RUSSELL ST compare with other multifamily (5+ units) buildings in Berkeley?
The latest disclosures cover 202 multifamily (5+ units) buildings in Berkeley, out of 440 buildings citywide. 1525 RUSSELL ST's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 92 across the 156 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 40.1 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 32.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 17,376 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 33,316 sq ft for those buildings.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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 Berkeley, 82% 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. 1525 RUSSELL ST's 40.1 kBtu/ft² across 17,376 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (204 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 56.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 40,304 kWh of electricity and 5,599 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1525 RUSSELL ST to report its energy use?
1525 RUSSELL ST reports under BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81), the legal basis of Berkeley's Building Emissions Saving Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record berkeley:9460:2025). Berkeley's BESO requires annual benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings of 15,000 sq ft or more, with energy assessments at time of listing and every five years for buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1525 RUSSELL ST's energy grade?
1525 RUSSELL ST scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 Berkeley disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1525 RUSSELL ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 40.1 kBtu/ft² (56.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 17,376 sq ft, including 40,304 kWh of electricity and 5,599 therms of natural gas.
What are 1525 RUSSELL ST's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is 1525 RUSSELL ST?
1525 RUSSELL ST is in Berkeley, California.
How big is 1525 RUSSELL ST and when was it built?
1525 RUSSELL ST has 17,376 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily (5+ units).
Is 1525 RUSSELL ST covered by BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Building Emissions Saving Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81).
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1525 RUSSELL ST, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/1525-russell-st-c86a2ef9 (data as of October 2, 2026).