Carmel Plaza
Lifestyle Center in California, CA · Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea · 93923
At a glance
Carmel Plaza is a 108,866-square-foot lifestyle center at Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, built in 1960. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 55.5 kBtu/ft² and 401 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 55.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 401 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,760,112 kWh |
| Natural gas | 371 therms |
| Gross floor area | 108,866 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33619461:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 401 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 400 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93923
- Coordinates
- 36.55511, -121.92018
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does Carmel Plaza compare with other lifestyle center buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 128 lifestyle center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 55.5 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 67.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 108,866 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 269,903 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 34 years earlier than the group's average year built (1995). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 163 lifestyle center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 53 and a site EUI of 76.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Carmel Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Carmel Plaza, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 55.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 400 tCO₂e to 401 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does a site EUI of 55.5 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. Carmel Plaza's 55.5 kBtu/ft² across 108,866 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,771 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,760,112 kWh of electricity and 371 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Carmel Plaza to report its energy use?
Carmel Plaza 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:33619461:2024). 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 Carmel Plaza's energy grade?
Carmel Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 55.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Carmel Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.5 kBtu/ft² across 108,866 sq ft, including 1,760,112 kWh of electricity and 371 therms of natural gas.
What are Carmel Plaza's carbon emissions?
Carmel Plaza reported 401 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Carmel Plaza?
Carmel Plaza is at Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California 93923. Its coordinates are 36.55511, -121.92018 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Carmel Plaza and when was it built?
Carmel Plaza has 108,866 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as lifestyle center.
Is Carmel Plaza 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, “Carmel Plaza, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/carmel-plaza-6b43d012 (data as of July 9, 2026).