1255 41St Ave
Hotel in California, CA · 1255 41St Avenue, Capitola · 95010
At a glance
1255 41St Ave is a 59,950-square-foot hotel at 1255 41St Avenue, Capitola in Capitola, California, built in 2011. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 89.9 kBtu/ft² and 310 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 89.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 310 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 591,160 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,253 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,950 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11857072:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 24 | -3 | 89.9 kBtu/ft² | 310 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 27 | -3 | 89.3 kBtu/ft² | 317 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 30 | -9 | 87.1 kBtu/ft² | 305 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 39 | -4 | 77.4 kBtu/ft² | 260 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 43 | +28 | 76.5 kBtu/ft² | 266 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 15 | 100.2 kBtu/ft² | 358 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
- 1255 41St Avenue, Capitola
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95010
- Coordinates
- 36.96983, -121.96555
Within ~1 km
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How does 1255 41St Ave compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1255 41St Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 89.9 kBtu/ft² is about 37% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,950 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 23 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1255 41St Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1255 41St Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 15 in 2019 to 24 in 2024 (+9 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 43. Site EUI moved from 100.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 89.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 358 tCO₂e to 310 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. 1255 41St Ave's 89.9 kBtu/ft² across 59,950 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,580 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 591,160 kWh of electricity and 33,253 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1255 41St Ave to report its energy use?
1255 41St Ave 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:11857072:2024). 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 1255 41St Ave's energy grade?
1255 41St Ave scores 24 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1255 41St Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 89.9 kBtu/ft² across 59,950 sq ft, including 591,160 kWh of electricity and 33,253 therms of natural gas.
What are 1255 41St Ave's carbon emissions?
1255 41St Ave reported 310 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1255 41St Ave?
1255 41St Ave is at 1255 41St Avenue, Capitola, in Capitola, California 95010. Its coordinates are 36.96983, -121.96555 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1255 41St Ave and when was it built?
1255 41St Ave has 59,950 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 1255 41St Ave 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, “1255 41St Ave, Capitola, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1255-41st-ave-e162cd4d (data as of July 9, 2026).