4789 Manzanita Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 4789 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael · 95608
At a glance
4789 Manzanita Ave is a 50,048-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4789 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael in Carmichael, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 37.4 kBtu/ft² and 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 37.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 118 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 354,044 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,206 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,048 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12420109:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 72 | +2 | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | +8 | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 62 | +4 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 127 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 58 | -2 | 40.2 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 60 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 118 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
- 4789 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95608
- Coordinates
- 38.65223, -121.32803
Within ~1 km
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How does 4789 Manzanita 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. 4789 Manzanita Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 37.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,048 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 3 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 4789 Manzanita Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 4789 Manzanita Ave, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2020 to 72 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 40.8 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 118 tCO₂e to 118 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
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. 4789 Manzanita Ave's 37.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,048 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (549 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 354,044 kWh of electricity and 7,206 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 4789 Manzanita Ave to report its energy use?
4789 Manzanita 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:12420109:2024). 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 4789 Manzanita Ave's energy grade?
4789 Manzanita Ave scores 72 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 4789 Manzanita Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,048 sq ft, including 354,044 kWh of electricity and 7,206 therms of natural gas.
What are 4789 Manzanita Ave's carbon emissions?
4789 Manzanita Ave reported 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 4789 Manzanita Ave?
4789 Manzanita Ave is at 4789 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, in Carmichael, California 95608. Its coordinates are 38.65223, -121.32803 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 4789 Manzanita Ave and when was it built?
4789 Manzanita Ave has 50,048 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 4789 Manzanita Ave 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, “4789 Manzanita Ave, Carmichael, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/4789-manzanita-ave-a975b274 (data as of July 9, 2026).