488 Hale
Medical Office in California, CA · 488 East Santa Clara Street, Arcadia · 91006
At a glance
488 Hale is a 55,600-square-foot medical office at 488 East Santa Clara Street, Arcadia in Arcadia, California, built in 2002. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 32.9 kBtu/ft² and 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 83% of the 546 scored medical office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 32.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 128 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 563,740 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 55,600 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33927709:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 99 | ±0 | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 99 | 31.5 kBtu/ft² | 121 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
- 488 East Santa Clara Street, Arcadia
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91006
- Coordinates
- 34.14186, -118.02108
Within ~1 km
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How does 488 Hale compare with other medical office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 602 medical office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 488 Hale's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 63 across the 546 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 32.9 kBtu/ft² is about 65% below the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 59% below the group average of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,600 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 100,847 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 488 Hale's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 488 Hale, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 99 in both 2023 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 31.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 32.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 128 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 488 Hale's 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 55,600 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (536 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 563,740 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 488 Hale to report its energy use?
488 Hale 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:33927709:2024). 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 488 Hale's energy grade?
488 Hale scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 488 Hale use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 55,600 sq ft, including 563,740 kWh of electricity.
What are 488 Hale's carbon emissions?
488 Hale reported 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 488 Hale?
488 Hale is at 488 East Santa Clara Street, Arcadia, in Arcadia, California 91006. Its coordinates are 34.14186, -118.02108 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 488 Hale and when was it built?
488 Hale has 55,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2002 as its year built. It is classed as medical office.
Is 488 Hale 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, “488 Hale, Arcadia, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/488-hale-c589e730 (data as of July 9, 2026).