Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 283 Douglas Drive, Oceanside · 92058
At a glance
Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) is a 180,742-square-foot multifamily housing building at 283 Douglas Drive, Oceanside in Oceanside, California, built in 1976. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 31.3 kBtu/ft² and 326 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% 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 | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 31.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 326 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 490,297 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,488 therms |
| Gross floor area | 180,742 sq ft |
| Source record | california:23347767:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 99 | +1 | 31.3 kBtu/ft² | 326 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 98 | 35.2 kBtu/ft² | 372 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 19.5 kBtu/ft² | 188 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 283 Douglas Drive, Oceanside
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92058
- Coordinates
- 33.23378, -117.32602
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Villas At Mission San Luis Reyscore 12
Senior Living Community · 114,543 sq ft
Worship Facility · 60,792 sq ft
- Foussat Elementary Schoolscore 84
K-12 School · 52,087 sq ft
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) 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. Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)'s ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 31.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 180,742 sq ft, it is about 20% above the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 12 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 Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Country Villas - Essex (Cn377), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2023 to 99 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 19.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 31.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 61% increase. Reported emissions went from 188 tCO₂e to 326 tCO₂e over the same span (up 73%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)'s 31.3 kBtu/ft² across 180,742 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,658 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 490,297 kWh of electricity and 40,488 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) to report its energy use?
Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) 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:23347767:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in California
- Reserve At Rancho Belago· 180,735 sq ft · score 95 (A)
- The Lofts At 707 Tenth· 180,724 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Crescent Cove· 180,656 sq ft · score 88 (A)
- Crescent Cove Apartments· 180,656 sq ft · score 73 (B)
- 420 Berry St· 180,656 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- Southern California I: Pilgrim Tower North· 180,625 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in California· 10,630 benchmarked
- All California benchmarked buildings· AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
- Most efficient large buildings in California
- Least efficient large buildings in California
- Biggest emitters in California
Frequently asked questions
What is Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)'s energy grade?
Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) scores 99 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 Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.3 kBtu/ft² across 180,742 sq ft, including 490,297 kWh of electricity and 40,488 therms of natural gas.
What are Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)'s carbon emissions?
Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) reported 326 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Country Villas - Essex (Cn377)?
Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) is at 283 Douglas Drive, Oceanside, in Oceanside, California 92058. Its coordinates are 33.23378, -117.32602 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) and when was it built?
Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) has 180,742 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Country Villas - Essex (Cn377) 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).
Working with California building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Country Villas - Essex (Cn377), Oceanside, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/country-villas-essex-cn377-56e08a6f (data as of July 9, 2026).