1500 Quail
Office in California, CA · 1500 Quail Street, Newport Beach · 92660
At a glance
1500 Quail is a 95,435-square-foot office building at 1500 Quail Street, Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, built in 1983. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 64.7 kBtu/ft² and 381 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 64.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 381 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 871,496 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,946 therms |
| Gross floor area | 95,435 sq ft |
| Source record | california:26316:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 74 | -2 | 64.7 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 76 | -8 | 57.3 kBtu/ft² | 339 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 84 | +9 | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 75 | 69.4 kBtu/ft² | 423 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
- 1500 Quail Street, Newport Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92660
- Coordinates
- 33.66188, -117.86901
Within ~1 km
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How does 1500 Quail compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1500 Quail's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 64.7 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 95,435 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1983 construction date is close to 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 1500 Quail's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 1500 Quail, covering report years 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2019 to 74 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 84. Site EUI moved from 69.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 64.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 423 tCO₂e to 381 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 1500 Quail's 64.7 kBtu/ft² across 95,435 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,810 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 871,496 kWh of electricity and 31,946 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1500 Quail to report its energy use?
1500 Quail 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:26316:2023). 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 1500 Quail's energy grade?
1500 Quail scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1500 Quail use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 64.7 kBtu/ft² across 95,435 sq ft, including 871,496 kWh of electricity and 31,946 therms of natural gas.
What are 1500 Quail's carbon emissions?
1500 Quail reported 381 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1500 Quail?
1500 Quail is at 1500 Quail Street, Newport Beach, in Newport Beach, California 92660. Its coordinates are 33.66188, -117.86901 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1500 Quail and when was it built?
1500 Quail has 95,435 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1500 Quail 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, “1500 Quail, Newport Beach, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1500-quail-9f26be1d (data as of July 9, 2026).