Cherry Orchard Bldg 01
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale · 94087
At a glance
Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 is a 69,030-square-foot multifamily housing building at 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, California, built in 2001. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 39.3 kBtu/ft² and 155 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% 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 | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 39.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 155 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 304,882 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,136 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,030 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6690888:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 68 | ±0 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 68 | -5 | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | -3 | 36.9 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 76 | -1 | 35.4 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | -11 | 35.9 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 88 | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 134 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
- 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94087
- Coordinates
- 37.36729, -122.03575
Within ~1 km
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How does Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 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 Orchard Bldg 01's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 69,030 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 13 years later 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 Orchard Bldg 01's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Cherry Orchard Bldg 01, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 88 in 2019 to 68 in 2024 (-20 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 88. Site EUI moved from 31.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 23% increase. Reported emissions went from 134 tCO₂e to 155 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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 Orchard Bldg 01's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 69,030 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (795 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 304,882 kWh of electricity and 16,136 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 to report its energy use?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 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:6690888:2024). 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 Orchard Bldg 01's energy grade?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 69,030 sq ft, including 304,882 kWh of electricity and 16,136 therms of natural gas.
What are Cherry Orchard Bldg 01's carbon emissions?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 reported 155 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cherry Orchard Bldg 01?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 is at 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, in Sunnyvale, California 94087. Its coordinates are 37.36729, -122.03575 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 and when was it built?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 has 69,030 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cherry Orchard Bldg 01 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 Orchard Bldg 01, Sunnyvale, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cherry-orchard-bldg-01-af2ccac1 (data as of July 9, 2026).