7562 Ellis Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 7562 Ellis Avenue, Huntington Beach · 92648
At a glance
7562 Ellis Ave is a 105,849-square-foot multifamily housing building at 7562 Ellis Avenue, Huntington Beach in Huntington Beach, California, built in 1979. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 18 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 43.4 kBtu/ft² and 292 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% 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 | 18 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 43.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 292 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 705,734 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,960 therms |
| Gross floor area | 105,849 sq ft |
| Source record | california:14824946:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 18 | -5 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 292 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 23 | +6 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 298 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 17 | -10 | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 294 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 27 | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 281 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
- 7562 Ellis Avenue, Huntington Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92648
- Coordinates
- 33.69287, -117.99642
Within ~1 km
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How does 7562 Ellis 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. 7562 Ellis Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 18 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 43.4 kBtu/ft² is about 26% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,849 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 9 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 7562 Ellis Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 7562 Ellis Ave, covering report years 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 27 in 2020 to 18 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 27. Site EUI moved from 50.5 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 43.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 281 tCO₂e to 292 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 18 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 18 means the building performs better than about 18% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 18 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 57 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. 7562 Ellis Ave's 43.4 kBtu/ft² across 105,849 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,346 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 705,734 kWh of electricity and 24,960 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 7562 Ellis Ave to report its energy use?
7562 Ellis 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:14824946:2024). 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 7562 Ellis Ave's energy grade?
7562 Ellis Ave scores 18 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 7562 Ellis Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 43.4 kBtu/ft² across 105,849 sq ft, including 705,734 kWh of electricity and 24,960 therms of natural gas.
What are 7562 Ellis Ave's carbon emissions?
7562 Ellis Ave reported 292 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 7562 Ellis Ave?
7562 Ellis Ave is at 7562 Ellis Avenue, Huntington Beach, in Huntington Beach, California 92648. Its coordinates are 33.69287, -117.99642 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 7562 Ellis Ave and when was it built?
7562 Ellis Ave has 105,849 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 7562 Ellis 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, “7562 Ellis Ave, Huntington Beach, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/7562-ellis-ave-6f81950d (data as of July 9, 2026).