Cardinal Gardens (Car)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 3131 Mcclintock Avenue, Los Angeles · 90007
At a glance
Cardinal Gardens (Car) is a 184,684-square-foot multifamily housing building at 3131 Mcclintock Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1976. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 39.6 kBtu/ft² and 438 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 39.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 438 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 922,382 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 184,684 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5787773:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 71 | +1 | 39.6 kBtu/ft² | 438 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | -7 | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 440 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | -23 | — | 408 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 21.8 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | ±0 | 18.9 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | +22 | 21.6 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 78 | 44.8 kBtu/ft² | 502 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
- 3131 Mcclintock Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90007
- Coordinates
- 34.02567, -118.28623
Within ~1 km
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How does Cardinal Gardens (Car) 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. Cardinal Gardens (Car)'s ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 39.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 13% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 184,684 sq ft, it is about 22% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 12 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 Cardinal Gardens (Car)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Cardinal Gardens (Car), covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2018 to 71 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 44.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 39.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 502 tCO₂e to 438 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Cardinal Gardens (Car)'s 39.6 kBtu/ft² across 184,684 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,143 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 922,382 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Cardinal Gardens (Car) to report its energy use?
Cardinal Gardens (Car) 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:5787773:2024). 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 Cardinal Gardens (Car)'s energy grade?
Cardinal Gardens (Car) scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cardinal Gardens (Car) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.6 kBtu/ft² across 184,684 sq ft, including 922,382 kWh of electricity.
What are Cardinal Gardens (Car)'s carbon emissions?
Cardinal Gardens (Car) reported 438 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cardinal Gardens (Car)?
Cardinal Gardens (Car) is at 3131 Mcclintock Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90007. Its coordinates are 34.02567, -118.28623 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cardinal Gardens (Car) and when was it built?
Cardinal Gardens (Car) has 184,684 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cardinal Gardens (Car) 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, “Cardinal Gardens (Car), Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cardinal-gardens-car-71e523c2 (data as of July 9, 2026).