17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 851 2Nd Street, Santa Monica · 90403
At a glance
17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens is a 59,046-square-foot senior living community building at 851 2Nd Street, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 57.8 kBtu/ft² and 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 57.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 219 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 688,847 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,794 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,046 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3053893:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +6 | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 64 | -1 | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | -4 | 60.7 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 69 | -4 | 59.8 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 73 | +25 | 59.8 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 48 | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 275 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
- 851 2Nd Street, Santa Monica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90403
- Coordinates
- 34.02220, -118.50493
Within ~1 km
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How does 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 57.8 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,046 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. Its 2000 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2019 to 70 in 2024 (+22 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 73. Site EUI moved from 72.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 57.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 275 tCO₂e to 219 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens's 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 59,046 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,000 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 688,847 kWh of electricity and 11,794 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens to report its energy use?
17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens 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:3053893:2024). 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 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens's energy grade?
17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens scores 70 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 59,046 sq ft, including 688,847 kWh of electricity and 11,794 therms of natural gas.
What are 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens's carbon emissions?
17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens reported 219 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens?
17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens is at 851 2Nd Street, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California 90403. Its coordinates are 34.02220, -118.50493 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens and when was it built?
17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens has 59,046 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is 17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens 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, “17870-Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens, Santa Monica, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/17870-brookdale-santa-monica-gardens-8a7d93e5 (data as of July 9, 2026).