1200 Corporate Plaza
Office in California, CA · 1200 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach · 92660
At a glance
1200 Corporate Plaza is a 50,305-square-foot office building at 1200 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, built in 1998. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 41.3 kBtu/ft² and 129 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 61 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 41.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 129 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 450,674 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,054 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,305 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2500693:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 61 | +6 | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 55 | +7 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 48 | +2 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 46 | -28 | 53.9 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 74 | +11 | 53.6 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 63 | +7 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 56 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 208 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
- 1200 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92660
- Coordinates
- 33.60965, -117.87810
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 Corporate Plaza compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1200 Corporate Plaza's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 41.3 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,305 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 1200 Corporate Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 1200 Corporate Plaza, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2018 to 61 in 2024 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 74. Site EUI moved from 60.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 41.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 208 tCO₂e to 129 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. 1200 Corporate Plaza's 41.3 kBtu/ft² across 50,305 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (609 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 450,674 kWh of electricity and 5,054 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1200 Corporate Plaza to report its energy use?
1200 Corporate Plaza 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:2500693:2024). 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 1200 Corporate Plaza's energy grade?
1200 Corporate Plaza scores 61 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 1200 Corporate Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.3 kBtu/ft² across 50,305 sq ft, including 450,674 kWh of electricity and 5,054 therms of natural gas.
What are 1200 Corporate Plaza's carbon emissions?
1200 Corporate Plaza reported 129 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1200 Corporate Plaza?
1200 Corporate Plaza is at 1200 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, in Newport Beach, California 92660. Its coordinates are 33.60965, -117.87810 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1200 Corporate Plaza and when was it built?
1200 Corporate Plaza has 50,305 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1200 Corporate Plaza 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, “1200 Corporate Plaza, Newport Beach, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1200-corporate-plaza-1cc65fbe (data as of July 9, 2026).