124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 124 Idaho Avenue, Santa Monica · 90403
At a glance
124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa is a 50,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 124 Idaho Avenue, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California, built in 1980. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 31.8 kBtu/ft² and 99 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 31.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 99 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 247,928 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,414 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33614059:2023 |
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
- 124 Idaho Avenue, Santa Monica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90403
- Coordinates
- 34.02130, -118.50504
Within ~1 km
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How does 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 31.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,000 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa's 31.8 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (466 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 247,928 kWh of electricity and 7,414 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa to report its energy use?
124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:33614059:2023). 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 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa's energy grade?
124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 31.8 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft, including 247,928 kWh of electricity and 7,414 therms of natural gas.
What are 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa's carbon emissions?
124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa reported 99 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa?
124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa is at 124 Idaho Avenue, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California 90403. Its coordinates are 34.02130, -118.50504 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa and when was it built?
124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa has 50,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “124 Idaho Ave, Santa Monica, Ca 90403, Usa, Santa Monica, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/124-idaho-ave-santa-monica-ca-90403-usa-d56f4ba4 (data as of July 9, 2026).