(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 2901 North Bristol Street, Santa Ana · 92706
At a glance
(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens is a 287,939-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2901 North Bristol Street, Santa Ana in Santa Ana, California, built in 1969. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 39.3 kBtu/ft² and 651 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% 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 | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 39.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 651 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 925,949 kWh |
| Natural gas | 83,050 therms |
| Gross floor area | 287,939 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6443717:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 52 | +13 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 651 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 39 | -10 | 45.7 kBtu/ft² | 756 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | +9 | 46.3 kBtu/ft² | 740 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 40 | +1 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 738 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 39 | -2 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 766 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 41 | 46.6 kBtu/ft² | 768 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
- 2901 North Bristol Street, Santa Ana
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92706
- Coordinates
- 33.77744, -117.88276
Within ~1 km
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How does (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens 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. (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 287,939 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 19 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 (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2019 to 52 in 2024 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 46.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 768 tCO₂e to 651 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 287,939 sq ft works out to about 11.3 billion Btu (3,316 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 925,949 kWh of electricity and 83,050 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens to report its energy use?
(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens 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:6443717:2024). 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 (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens's energy grade?
(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens scores 52 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 (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 287,939 sq ft, including 925,949 kWh of electricity and 83,050 therms of natural gas.
What are (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens's carbon emissions?
(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens reported 651 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens?
(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens is at 2901 North Bristol Street, Santa Ana, in Santa Ana, California 92706. Its coordinates are 33.77744, -117.88276 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens and when was it built?
(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens has 287,939 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens 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, “(Bbc) City Gardens: City Gardens, Santa Ana, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/bbc-city-gardens-city-gardens-6e53a164 (data as of July 9, 2026).