5000 Birch Street
Office in California, CA · 5000 Birch Street, Newport Beach · 92660
At a glance
5000 Birch Street is a 119,988-square-foot office building at 5000 Birch Street, Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, built in 1983. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 63.3 kBtu/ft² and 504 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 63.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 504 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,227,383 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 119,988 sq ft |
| Source record | california:19081214:2024 |
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
- 5000 Birch Street, Newport Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92660
- Coordinates
- 33.66502, -117.85912
Within ~1 km
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How does 5000 Birch Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 5000 Birch Street's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 119,988 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1983 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 5000 Birch Street's 63.3 kBtu/ft² across 119,988 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,226 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,227,383 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 5000 Birch Street to report its energy use?
5000 Birch Street 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:19081214:2024). 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 5000 Birch Street's energy grade?
5000 Birch Street scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 5000 Birch Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 63.3 kBtu/ft² across 119,988 sq ft, including 2,227,383 kWh of electricity.
What are 5000 Birch Street's carbon emissions?
5000 Birch Street reported 504 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 5000 Birch Street?
5000 Birch Street is at 5000 Birch Street, Newport Beach, in Newport Beach, California 92660. Its coordinates are 33.66502, -117.85912 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 5000 Birch Street and when was it built?
5000 Birch Street has 119,988 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5000 Birch Street 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, “5000 Birch Street, Newport Beach, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/5000-birch-street-55f9422b (data as of July 9, 2026).