300 Palmetto Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 300 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica · 94044
At a glance
300 Palmetto Ave is a 99,999-square-foot multifamily housing building at 300 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica in Pacifica, California, built in 1972. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.7 kBtu/ft² and 180 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 180 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 112,982 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,830 therms |
| Gross floor area | 99,999 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6879697:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 32.7 kBtu/ft² | 180 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 32.1 kBtu/ft² | 173 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | 100 | +2 | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 98 | 34.1 kBtu/ft² | 189 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
- 300 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94044
- Coordinates
- 37.65303, -122.49098
Within ~1 km
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How does 300 Palmetto 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. Its site EUI of 32.7 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 99,999 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 16 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.
How has 300 Palmetto Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 300 Palmetto Ave, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2019 to 100 in 2020 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 34.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 32.7 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 189 tCO₂e to 180 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 32.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 300 Palmetto Ave's 32.7 kBtu/ft² across 99,999 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (958 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 112,982 kWh of electricity and 28,830 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 300 Palmetto Ave to report its energy use?
300 Palmetto 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:6879697:2022). 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 300 Palmetto Ave's energy grade?
300 Palmetto Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 300 Palmetto Ave use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 32.7 kBtu/ft² across 99,999 sq ft, including 112,982 kWh of electricity and 28,830 therms of natural gas.
What are 300 Palmetto Ave's carbon emissions?
300 Palmetto Ave reported 180 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 300 Palmetto Ave?
300 Palmetto Ave is at 300 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica, in Pacifica, California 94044. Its coordinates are 37.65303, -122.49098 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 300 Palmetto Ave and when was it built?
300 Palmetto Ave has 99,999 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 300 Palmetto 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, “300 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/300-palmetto-ave-450503ef (data as of July 9, 2026).