459-Town Place Suites - El Centro
Hotel in California, CA · 3003 South Dogwood Avenue, El Centro · 92243
At a glance
459-Town Place Suites - El Centro is a 53,875-square-foot hotel at 3003 South Dogwood Avenue, El Centro in El Centro, California, built in 2009. In its 2021 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 60.2 kBtu/ft² and 343 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 60.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 343 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 663,772 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,420 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,875 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11227163:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | 72 | ±0 | 60.2 kBtu/ft² | 343 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 72 | +71 | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 369 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 1 | 222.2 kBtu/ft² | 819 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
- 3003 South Dogwood Avenue, El Centro
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92243
- Coordinates
- 32.76628, -115.53447
Within ~1 km
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How does 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 60.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,875 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 21 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 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro, covering report years 2019–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2019 to 72 in 2021 (+71 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 72. Site EUI moved from 222.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 60.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 73% decrease. Reported emissions went from 819 tCO₂e to 343 tCO₂e over the same span (down 58%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro's 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,875 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (951 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 663,772 kWh of electricity and 10,420 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro to report its energy use?
459-Town Place Suites - El Centro 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 2021 disclosure (source record california:11227163:2021). 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 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro's energy grade?
459-Town Place Suites - El Centro scores 72 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2021 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,875 sq ft, including 663,772 kWh of electricity and 10,420 therms of natural gas.
What are 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro's carbon emissions?
459-Town Place Suites - El Centro reported 343 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro?
459-Town Place Suites - El Centro is at 3003 South Dogwood Avenue, El Centro, in El Centro, California 92243. Its coordinates are 32.76628, -115.53447 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro and when was it built?
459-Town Place Suites - El Centro has 53,875 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 459-Town Place Suites - El Centro covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “459-Town Place Suites - El Centro, El Centro, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/459-town-place-suites-el-centro-62f76222 (data as of July 9, 2026).