Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1635 Tremont Drive, Santa Cruz · 95062
At a glance
Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments is a 54,545-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1635 Tremont Drive, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 12.4 kBtu/ft² and 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 12.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 12,288 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,380 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,545 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5228151:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 12.4 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 11.7 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | +1 | 15.1 kBtu/ft² | 58 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 99 | ±0 | 15.6 kBtu/ft² | 60 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 99 | 16.8 kBtu/ft² | 61 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
- 1635 Tremont Drive, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95062
- Coordinates
- 36.96427, -121.98793
Within ~1 km
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How does Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village 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. Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them. Its site EUI of 12.4 kBtu/ft² is about 64% 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 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 68% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,545 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 3 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 Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2020 to 100 in 2024 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 16.8 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 12.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 61 tCO₂e to 37 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments's 12.4 kBtu/ft² across 54,545 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (198 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 12,288 kWh of electricity and 6,380 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments to report its energy use?
Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village 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:5228151:2024). 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 Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments's energy grade?
Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 12.4 kBtu/ft² across 54,545 sq ft, including 12,288 kWh of electricity and 6,380 therms of natural gas.
What are Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments's carbon emissions?
Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments?
Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments is at 1635 Tremont Drive, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95062. Its coordinates are 36.96427, -121.98793 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments and when was it built?
Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments has 54,545 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village 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, “Ca - East Cliff Village: East Cliff Village Apartments, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/ca-east-cliff-village-east-cliff-village-apartments-1c90d5f9 (data as of July 9, 2026).