Capitol Towers
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1500 7Th Street, Sacramento · 95814
At a glance
Capitol Towers is a 239,200-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1500 7Th Street, Sacramento in Sacramento, California, built in 1961. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 43.7 kBtu/ft² and 585 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 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 43.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 585 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 494,136 kWh |
| Natural gas | 87,838 therms |
| Gross floor area | 239,200 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6781141:2019 |
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
- 1500 7Th Street, Sacramento
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95814
- Coordinates
- 38.57623, -121.50052
Within ~1 km
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How does Capitol Towers 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. Capitol Towers'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 43.7 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 239,200 sq ft, it is about 58% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 27 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.
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. Capitol Towers's 43.7 kBtu/ft² across 239,200 sq ft works out to about 10.5 billion Btu (3,063 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 494,136 kWh of electricity and 87,838 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Capitol Towers to report its energy use?
Capitol Towers 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:6781141:2019). 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 Capitol Towers's energy grade?
Capitol Towers scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Capitol Towers use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 43.7 kBtu/ft² across 239,200 sq ft, including 494,136 kWh of electricity and 87,838 therms of natural gas.
What are Capitol Towers's carbon emissions?
Capitol Towers reported 585 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Capitol Towers?
Capitol Towers is at 1500 7Th Street, Sacramento, in Sacramento, California 95814. Its coordinates are 38.57623, -121.50052 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Capitol Towers and when was it built?
Capitol Towers has 239,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Capitol Towers covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Capitol Towers, Sacramento, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/capitol-towers-dd9ed3d2 (data as of July 9, 2026).