Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 4001 West Garden Grove Boulevard, Orange · 92868
At a glance
Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West is a 91,750-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4001 West Garden Grove Boulevard, Orange in Orange, California, built in 1982. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 49.1 kBtu/ft² and 252 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 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 49.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 252 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 612,069 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,576 therms |
| Gross floor area | 91,750 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5841654:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 68 | 49.1 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 46 | +3 | 57.9 kBtu/ft² | 289 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 43 | 52.7 kBtu/ft² | 297 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
- 4001 West Garden Grove Boulevard, Orange
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92868
- Coordinates
- 33.77484, -117.89643
Within ~1 km
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How does Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West 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. Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West'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 49.1 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,750 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 6 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 Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2019 to 68 in 2022 (+25 points). Site EUI moved from 52.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 49.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 297 tCO₂e to 252 tCO₂e over the same span (down 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. Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West's 49.1 kBtu/ft² across 91,750 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,320 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 612,069 kWh of electricity and 20,576 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West to report its energy use?
Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:5841654:2022). 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 Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West's energy grade?
Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 49.1 kBtu/ft² across 91,750 sq ft, including 612,069 kWh of electricity and 20,576 therms of natural gas.
What are Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West's carbon emissions?
Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West reported 252 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West?
Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West is at 4001 West Garden Grove Boulevard, Orange, in Orange, California 92868. Its coordinates are 33.77484, -117.89643 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West and when was it built?
Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West has 91,750 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Community Garden Towers - West: Cgt West, Orange, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/community-garden-towers-west-cgt-west-76a7e786 (data as of July 9, 2026).