1550 Sycamore Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1550 Sycamore Ave, Hercules · 94547
At a glance
1550 Sycamore Ave is a 59,102-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1550 Sycamore Ave, Hercules in Hercules, California, built in 2007. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 16.8 kBtu/ft² and 67 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 66% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 16.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 67 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 281,871 kWh |
| Natural gas | 259 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,102 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11016299:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 98 | -2 | 16.8 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | +1 | 16.7 kBtu/ft² | 58 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 99 | +2 | 16.2 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 97 | 17.5 kBtu/ft² | 71 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
- 1550 Sycamore Ave, Hercules
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94547
- Coordinates
- 38.00942, -122.27313
Within ~1 km
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How does 1550 Sycamore Ave 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. 1550 Sycamore Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 16.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,102 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 19 years later 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.
How has 1550 Sycamore Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 1550 Sycamore Ave, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2019 to 98 in 2022 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 17.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 16.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 71 tCO₂e to 67 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1550 Sycamore Ave's 16.8 kBtu/ft² across 59,102 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (291 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 281,871 kWh of electricity and 259 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1550 Sycamore Ave to report its energy use?
1550 Sycamore 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:11016299:2022). 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 1550 Sycamore Ave's energy grade?
1550 Sycamore Ave scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1550 Sycamore Ave use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 16.8 kBtu/ft² across 59,102 sq ft, including 281,871 kWh of electricity and 259 therms of natural gas.
What are 1550 Sycamore Ave's carbon emissions?
1550 Sycamore Ave reported 67 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 1550 Sycamore Ave?
1550 Sycamore Ave is at 1550 Sycamore Ave, Hercules, in Hercules, California 94547. Its coordinates are 38.00942, -122.27313 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1550 Sycamore Ave and when was it built?
1550 Sycamore Ave has 59,102 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1550 Sycamore Ave covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “1550 Sycamore Ave, Hercules, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1550-sycamore-ave-5613b005 (data as of July 9, 2026).