Cherry Orchard Bldg 03
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale · 94087
At a glance
Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 is a 45,834-square-foot multifamily housing building at 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, California, built in 2001. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 42.2 kBtu/ft² and 115 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 42.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 115 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 258,161 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,659 therms |
| Gross floor area | 45,834 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6691095:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 49 | -5 | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 54 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 115 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
- 37.36755, -122.03507
Within ~1 km
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How does Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 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 03's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 42.2 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,834 sq ft, it is about 70% 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 03's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Cherry Orchard Bldg 03, covering report years 2019–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2019 to 49 in 2020 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 54. Site EUI moved from 40.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 42.2 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 115 tCO₂e to 115 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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 03's 42.2 kBtu/ft² across 45,834 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (567 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 258,161 kWh of electricity and 10,659 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 to report its energy use?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6691095:2020). 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 03's energy grade?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 scores 49 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 42.2 kBtu/ft² across 45,834 sq ft, including 258,161 kWh of electricity and 10,659 therms of natural gas.
What are Cherry Orchard Bldg 03's carbon emissions?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 reported 115 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Cherry Orchard Bldg 03?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 is at 250 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, in Sunnyvale, California 94087. Its coordinates are 37.36755, -122.03507 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 and when was it built?
Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 has 45,834 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cherry Orchard Bldg 03 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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 03, Sunnyvale, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cherry-orchard-bldg-03-6c4e37a2 (data as of July 9, 2026).