Downtown Parking Structure 1
Parking in California, CA · 101 S Brea, Brea · 92821
At a glance
Downtown Parking Structure 1 is a 300,000-square-foot parking building at 101 S Brea, Brea in Brea, California, built in 1996. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 2.8 kBtu/ft² and 59 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 2.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 59 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 245,716 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 300,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1804616:2018 |
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.
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Location
- Address
- 101 S Brea, Brea
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92821
- Coordinates
- 33.91981, -117.89872
Within ~1 km
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How does Downtown Parking Structure 1 compare with other parking buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 440 parking buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 2.8 kBtu/ft² is about 91% below the average of 32.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 91% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 300,000 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 238,274 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 2.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Downtown Parking Structure 1's 2.8 kBtu/ft² across 300,000 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (246 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 245,716 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Downtown Parking Structure 1 to report its energy use?
Downtown Parking Structure 1 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:1804616:2018). 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 Downtown Parking Structure 1's energy grade?
Downtown Parking Structure 1 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 2.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Downtown Parking Structure 1 use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 2.8 kBtu/ft² across 300,000 sq ft, including 245,716 kWh of electricity.
What are Downtown Parking Structure 1's carbon emissions?
Downtown Parking Structure 1 reported 59 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Downtown Parking Structure 1?
Downtown Parking Structure 1 is at 101 S Brea, Brea, in Brea, California 92821. Its coordinates are 33.91981, -117.89872 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Downtown Parking Structure 1 and when was it built?
Downtown Parking Structure 1 has 300,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is Downtown Parking Structure 1 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Downtown Parking Structure 1, Brea, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/downtown-parking-structure-1-32984e72 (data as of July 9, 2026).