Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 8525 Paramount Boulevard, Downey · 90240
At a glance
Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard is a 57,890-square-foot multifamily housing building at 8525 Paramount Boulevard, Downey in Downey, California, built in 1974. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 31 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 46.8 kBtu/ft² and 158 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 31 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 46.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 158 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 268,978 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,345 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,890 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6836044:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 31 | +12 | 46.8 kBtu/ft² | 158 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 19 | +2 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 172 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 17 | +1 | 50.4 kBtu/ft² | 173 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 16 | +2 | 50.9 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 14 | -8 | 53.8 kBtu/ft² | 179 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 22 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 173 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
- 8525 Paramount Boulevard, Downey
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90240
- Coordinates
- 33.96713, -118.11702
Within ~1 km
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How does Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard 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. Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard's ENERGY STAR score of 31 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 46.8 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,890 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 14 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 Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 22 in 2019 to 31 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 50.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 46.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 173 tCO₂e to 158 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 31 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 31 means the building performs better than about 31% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 31 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 44 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. Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard's 46.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,890 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (794 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 268,978 kWh of electricity and 18,345 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard to report its energy use?
Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard 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:6836044:2024). 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 Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard's energy grade?
Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard scores 31 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 Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 46.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,890 sq ft, including 268,978 kWh of electricity and 18,345 therms of natural gas.
What are Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard's carbon emissions?
Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard reported 158 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard?
Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard is at 8525 Paramount Boulevard, Downey, in Downey, California 90240. Its coordinates are 33.96713, -118.11702 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard and when was it built?
Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard has 57,890 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard 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, “Birchcrest Apartments: 8525 Paramount Boulevard, Downey, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/birchcrest-apartments-8525-paramount-boulevard-6c1aa8e8 (data as of July 9, 2026).