Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1550 Sycamore Avenue, Hercules · 94547
At a glance
Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay is a 59,102-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1550 Sycamore Avenue, Hercules in Hercules, California, built in 2007. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 14.3 kBtu/ft² and 56 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 76% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 14.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 56 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 244,631 kWh |
| Natural gas | 138 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,102 sq ft |
| Source record | california:24886739:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 14.3 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 17.1 kBtu/ft² | 70 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 16.4 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 16.7 kBtu/ft² | 65 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
- 1550 Sycamore Avenue, Hercules
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94547
- Coordinates
- 38.00950, -122.27314
Within ~1 km
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How does Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay 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. Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them. Its site EUI of 14.3 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,102 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 19 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 Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay, covering report years 2021–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2021 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 16.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 14.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 65 tCO₂e to 56 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay's 14.3 kBtu/ft² across 59,102 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (248 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 244,631 kWh of electricity and 138 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay to report its energy use?
Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay 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:24886739:2024). 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 Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay's energy grade?
Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 14.3 kBtu/ft² across 59,102 sq ft, including 244,631 kWh of electricity and 138 therms of natural gas.
What are Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay's carbon emissions?
Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay reported 56 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay?
Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay is at 1550 Sycamore Avenue, Hercules, in Hercules, California 94547. Its coordinates are 38.00950, -122.27314 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay and when was it built?
Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay has 59,102 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay 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, “Copy Of Sycamore Hills By The Bay, Hercules, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/copy-of-sycamore-hills-by-the-bay-6d150ec1 (data as of July 9, 2026).