Cherry Orchard Bldg 02
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 250 W. El Camino Real #2100, Sunnyvale · 94087
At a glance
Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 is a 56,740-square-foot multifamily housing building at 250 W. El Camino Real #2100, Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, California, built in 2001. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 40.0 kBtu/ft² and 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% 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 | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 40.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 128 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 230,882 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,255 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,740 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6690955:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 65 | -5 | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | -2 | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 72 | -5 | 36.1 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 77 | +25 | 32.6 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 52 | -4 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 56 | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 138 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 W. El Camino Real #2100, Sunnyvale
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94087
- Coordinates
- 37.36681, -122.03563
Within ~1 km
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How does Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 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 02's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 40.0 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,740 sq ft, it is about 62% below 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 02's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Cherry Orchard Bldg 02, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2019 to 65 in 2024 (+9 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 77. Site EUI moved from 39.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 40.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 138 tCO₂e to 128 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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 02's 40.0 kBtu/ft² across 56,740 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (665 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 230,882 kWh of electricity and 14,255 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 to report its energy use?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 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:6690955:2024). 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 02's energy grade?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 scores 65 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 02 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.0 kBtu/ft² across 56,740 sq ft, including 230,882 kWh of electricity and 14,255 therms of natural gas.
What are Cherry Orchard Bldg 02's carbon emissions?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 reported 128 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cherry Orchard Bldg 02?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 is at 250 W. El Camino Real #2100, Sunnyvale, in Sunnyvale, California 94087. Its coordinates are 37.36681, -122.03563 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 and when was it built?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 02 has 56,740 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 02 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 02, Sunnyvale, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cherry-orchard-bldg-02-50f0635a (data as of July 9, 2026).