Cherry Creek Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 2020 Southwest Expressway, San Jose · 95126
At a glance
Cherry Creek Apartments is a 100,633-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2020 Southwest Expressway, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1969. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 30 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 65.3 kBtu/ft² and 367 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 | 30 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 65.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 367 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 524,818 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 100,633 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6822666:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 30 | -3 | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 367 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 33 | -8 | 62.4 kBtu/ft² | 371 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 41 | +14 | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 27 | -2 | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 379 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 29 | 64.7 kBtu/ft² | 382 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
- 2020 Southwest Expressway, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95126
- Coordinates
- 37.30096, -121.92764
Within ~1 km
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How does Cherry Creek 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. Cherry Creek Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 30 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 65.3 kBtu/ft² is about 90% 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 100,633 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 19 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 Cherry Creek Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Cherry Creek Apartments, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2019 to 30 in 2024 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 41. Site EUI moved from 64.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 65.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 382 tCO₂e to 367 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 30 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 30 means the building performs better than about 30% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 30 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 45 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. Cherry Creek Apartments's 65.3 kBtu/ft² across 100,633 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,926 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 524,818 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Cherry Creek Apartments to report its energy use?
Cherry Creek 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:6822666:2024). 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 Cherry Creek Apartments's energy grade?
Cherry Creek Apartments scores 30 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 Cherry Creek Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.3 kBtu/ft² across 100,633 sq ft, including 524,818 kWh of electricity.
What are Cherry Creek Apartments's carbon emissions?
Cherry Creek Apartments reported 367 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cherry Creek Apartments?
Cherry Creek Apartments is at 2020 Southwest Expressway, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95126. Its coordinates are 37.30096, -121.92764 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cherry Creek Apartments and when was it built?
Cherry Creek Apartments has 100,633 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cherry Creek 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, “Cherry Creek Apartments, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cherry-creek-apartments-209e98d0 (data as of July 9, 2026).