2830 BANCROFT WAY
Multifamily (5+ Units) in Berkeley, CA
At a glance
2830 BANCROFT WAY is a 19,000-square-foot multifamily (5+ units) building in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 45.4 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 14% 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 | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 45.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 64.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 53,851 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,798 therms |
| Gross floor area | 19,000 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:7210:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 87 | -2 | 45.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2024 | 89 | +4 | 42.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2023 | 85 | -1 | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2022 | 86 | 47.6 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.
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Location
- Address
- 2830 BANCROFT WAY
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does 2830 BANCROFT WAY 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. 2830 BANCROFT WAY's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 92 across the 156 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 45.4 kBtu/ft² is about 38% above the average of 32.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 19,000 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 33,316 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 2830 BANCROFT WAY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Berkeley disclosures for 2830 BANCROFT WAY, covering report years 2022–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2022 to 87 in 2025 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 89. Site EUI moved from 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 45.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 5% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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. 2830 BANCROFT WAY's 45.4 kBtu/ft² across 19,000 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (253 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 64.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 53,851 kWh of electricity and 6,798 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2830 BANCROFT WAY to report its energy use?
2830 BANCROFT WAY 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:7210:2025). 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 2830 BANCROFT WAY's energy grade?
2830 BANCROFT WAY scores 87 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 2830 BANCROFT WAY use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 45.4 kBtu/ft² (64.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 19,000 sq ft, including 53,851 kWh of electricity and 6,798 therms of natural gas.
What are 2830 BANCROFT WAY's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is 2830 BANCROFT WAY?
2830 BANCROFT WAY is in Berkeley, California.
How big is 2830 BANCROFT WAY and when was it built?
2830 BANCROFT WAY has 19,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily (5+ units).
Is 2830 BANCROFT WAY 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, “2830 BANCROFT WAY, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/2830-bancroft-way-696883a5 (data as of October 2, 2026).