Beach Creek Resort Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 12221 Beach Boulevard, Garden Grove · 92841
At a glance
Beach Creek Resort Apartments is a 146,223-square-foot multifamily housing building at 12221 Beach Boulevard, Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, built in 1972. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.1 kBtu/ft² and 195 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 195 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 862,270 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 146,223 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6803743:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 20.1 kBtu/ft² | 195 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 21.1 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 21.9 kBtu/ft² | 227 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
- 12221 Beach Boulevard, Garden Grove
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92841
- Coordinates
- 33.78579, -117.99404
Within ~1 km
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How does Beach Creek Resort Apartments 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. Its site EUI of 20.1 kBtu/ft² is about 42% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 146,223 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 16 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 Beach Creek Resort Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Beach Creek Resort Apartments, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 21.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 20.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 227 tCO₂e to 195 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 20.1 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Beach Creek Resort Apartments's 20.1 kBtu/ft² across 146,223 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (861 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 862,270 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Beach Creek Resort Apartments to report its energy use?
Beach Creek Resort Apartments 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:6803743:2024). 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 Beach Creek Resort Apartments's energy grade?
Beach Creek Resort Apartments did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Beach Creek Resort Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 20.1 kBtu/ft² across 146,223 sq ft, including 862,270 kWh of electricity.
What are Beach Creek Resort Apartments's carbon emissions?
Beach Creek Resort Apartments reported 195 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Beach Creek Resort Apartments?
Beach Creek Resort Apartments is at 12221 Beach Boulevard, Garden Grove, in Garden Grove, California 92841. Its coordinates are 33.78579, -117.99404 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Beach Creek Resort Apartments and when was it built?
Beach Creek Resort Apartments has 146,223 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Beach Creek Resort Apartments 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, “Beach Creek Resort Apartments, Garden Grove, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/beach-creek-resort-apartments-35a4e70f (data as of July 9, 2026).