Avalon Senior Housing: Ash
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 3850 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville · 94608
At a glance
Avalon Senior Housing: Ash is a 52,034-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3850 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville in Emeryville, California, built in 2001. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 65.5 kBtu/ft² and 192 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 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 65.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 192 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 275,672 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,349 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,034 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4139541:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 14 | -32 | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 192 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 46 | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
- 3850 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94608
- Coordinates
- 37.82973, -122.27917
Within ~1 km
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How does Avalon Senior Housing: Ash 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. Avalon Senior Housing: Ash's ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 65.5 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 76% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,034 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 13 years later 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 Avalon Senior Housing: Ash's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Avalon Senior Housing: Ash, covering report years 2019–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 46 in 2019 to 14 in 2020 (-32 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 46. Site EUI moved from 48.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 65.5 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 36% increase. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 192 tCO₂e over the same span (up 37%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. Avalon Senior Housing: Ash's 65.5 kBtu/ft² across 52,034 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (999 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 275,672 kWh of electricity and 24,349 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Avalon Senior Housing: Ash to report its energy use?
Avalon Senior Housing: Ash 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:4139541:2020). 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 Avalon Senior Housing: Ash's energy grade?
Avalon Senior Housing: Ash scores 14 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Avalon Senior Housing: Ash use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 65.5 kBtu/ft² across 52,034 sq ft, including 275,672 kWh of electricity and 24,349 therms of natural gas.
What are Avalon Senior Housing: Ash's carbon emissions?
Avalon Senior Housing: Ash reported 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Avalon Senior Housing: Ash?
Avalon Senior Housing: Ash is at 3850 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville, in Emeryville, California 94608. Its coordinates are 37.82973, -122.27917 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Avalon Senior Housing: Ash and when was it built?
Avalon Senior Housing: Ash has 52,034 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Avalon Senior Housing: Ash 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, “Avalon Senior Housing: Ash, Emeryville, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/avalon-senior-housing-ash-99eaf179 (data as of July 9, 2026).