57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town
Hotel in California, CA · 21 W Walnut St, Pasadena · 91103
At a glance
57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town is a 102,982-square-foot hotel at 21 W Walnut St, Pasadena in Pasadena, California, built in 2000. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 69.3 kBtu/ft² and 425 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 69.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 425 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,097,610 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,203 therms |
| Gross floor area | 102,982 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6356739:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 71 | +12 | 69.3 kBtu/ft² | 425 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 59 | ±0 | 79.3 kBtu/ft² | 504 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 59 | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 493 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
- 21 W Walnut St, Pasadena
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91103
- Coordinates
- 34.15050, -118.15097
Within ~1 km
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How does 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 69.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 102,982 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 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 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town, covering report years 2018–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2018 to 71 in 2020 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 77.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 69.3 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 493 tCO₂e to 425 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town's 69.3 kBtu/ft² across 102,982 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,092 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 1,097,610 kWh of electricity and 33,203 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town to report its energy use?
57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6356739:2020). 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 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town's energy grade?
57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 69.3 kBtu/ft² across 102,982 sq ft, including 1,097,610 kWh of electricity and 33,203 therms of natural gas.
What are 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town's carbon emissions?
57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town reported 425 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town?
57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town is at 21 W Walnut St, Pasadena, in Pasadena, California 91103. Its coordinates are 34.15050, -118.15097 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town and when was it built?
57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town has 102,982 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “57F40-Residence Inn Pasadena Old Town, Pasadena, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/57f40-residence-inn-pasadena-old-town-e84eda4d (data as of July 9, 2026).