1737 Solano Ave
Multifamily (5+ Units) in Berkeley, CA · 1737 SOLANO AVE
At a glance
1737 Solano Ave is a 39,732-square-foot multifamily (5+ units) building at 1737 SOLANO AVE in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 24.8 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 56% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 24.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 37.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 74,814 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,301 therms |
| Gross floor area | 39,732 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:4290:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 100 | ±0 | 24.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2024 | 100 | +8 | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2023 | 92 | -1 | 28.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2022 | 93 | 27.8 kBtu/ft² | — |
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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 1737 SOLANO AVE
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Berkeley · biggest emitters
How does 1737 Solano Ave 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. 1737 Solano Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 92 across the 156 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them. Its site EUI of 24.8 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below the average of 32.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 39,732 sq ft, it is about 19% above the average floor area of 33,316 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 1737 Solano Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Berkeley disclosures for 1737 Solano Ave, covering report years 2022–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2022 to 100 in 2025 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 100. Site EUI moved from 27.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 24.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 11% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. 1737 Solano Ave's 24.8 kBtu/ft² across 39,732 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (289 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 37.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 74,814 kWh of electricity and 7,301 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1737 Solano Ave to report its energy use?
1737 Solano Ave 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:4290:2025). 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.
More multifamily (5+ units) buildings in Berkeley
- Berkeleyan· 39,582 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Oregon Park Apartments· 38,651 sq ft · score 78 (B)
- College Avenue Apartments· 38,238 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 1786 Spruce St· 37,548 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- The Shattuck· 37,134 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 1515 Oxford St· 36,676 sq ft · EUI 27.4 kBtu/ft²
- Multifamily (5+ Units) buildings in Berkeley· 202 benchmarked
- All Berkeley benchmarked buildings· BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)
- Most efficient large buildings in Berkeley
- Least efficient large buildings in Berkeley
- Biggest emitters in Berkeley
Frequently asked questions
What is 1737 Solano Ave's energy grade?
1737 Solano Ave scores 100 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 1737 Solano Ave use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 24.8 kBtu/ft² (37.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,732 sq ft, including 74,814 kWh of electricity and 7,301 therms of natural gas.
What are 1737 Solano Ave's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is 1737 Solano Ave?
1737 Solano Ave is at 1737 SOLANO AVE, in Berkeley, California.
How big is 1737 Solano Ave and when was it built?
1737 Solano Ave has 39,732 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily (5+ units).
Is 1737 Solano Ave 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).
Working with Berkeley building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “1737 Solano Ave, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/1737-solano-ave-d85710a4 (data as of October 2, 2026).