10523 Palm Desert
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 44300 San Pascual Avenue, Palm Desert · 92260
At a glance
10523 Palm Desert is a 54,097-square-foot senior living community building at 44300 San Pascual Avenue, Palm Desert in Palm Desert, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 68.1 kBtu/ft² and 234 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 68.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 234 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 702,305 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,205 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,097 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2730309:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 64 | -24 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 88 | +5 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | -4 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 229 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 87 | ±0 | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | 207 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 87 | +28 | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | 229 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 59 | 70.4 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 44300 San Pascual Avenue, Palm Desert
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92260
- Coordinates
- 33.72653, -116.37711
Within ~1 km
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How does 10523 Palm Desert compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 10523 Palm Desert's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 68.1 kBtu/ft² is about 32% above the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% above the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,097 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has 10523 Palm Desert's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 10523 Palm Desert, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2019 to 64 in 2024 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 88. Site EUI moved from 70.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 68.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 236 tCO₂e to 234 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% 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. 10523 Palm Desert's 68.1 kBtu/ft² across 54,097 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,080 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 702,305 kWh of electricity and 14,205 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 10523 Palm Desert to report its energy use?
10523 Palm Desert reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:2730309:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 10523 Palm Desert's energy grade?
10523 Palm Desert scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 10523 Palm Desert use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.1 kBtu/ft² across 54,097 sq ft, including 702,305 kWh of electricity and 14,205 therms of natural gas.
What are 10523 Palm Desert's carbon emissions?
10523 Palm Desert reported 234 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 10523 Palm Desert?
10523 Palm Desert is at 44300 San Pascual Avenue, Palm Desert, in Palm Desert, California 92260. Its coordinates are 33.72653, -116.37711 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 10523 Palm Desert and when was it built?
10523 Palm Desert has 54,097 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is 10523 Palm Desert covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “10523 Palm Desert, Palm Desert, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/10523-palm-desert-5d303357 (data as of July 9, 2026).