El Centrico Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 9931 Central Avenue, Garden Grove · 92844
At a glance
El Centrico Apartments is a 51,615-square-foot multifamily housing building at 9931 Central Avenue, Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, built in 1969. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 33.0 kBtu/ft² and 101 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 55% 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 | 94 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 33.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 101 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 170,620 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,774 therms |
| Gross floor area | 51,615 sq ft |
| Source record | california:24014589:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 94 | +4 | 33.0 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 90 | -9 | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | +2 | 26.0 kBtu/ft² | 81 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | 28.7 kBtu/ft² | 89 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
- 9931 Central Avenue, Garden Grove
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92844
- Coordinates
- 33.77057, -117.95623
Within ~1 km
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How does El Centrico Apartments 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. El Centrico Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 55% of them and lower than 42%. Its site EUI of 33.0 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 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,615 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 19 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 El Centrico Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for El Centrico Apartments, covering report years 2021–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2021 to 94 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 28.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 33.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 89 tCO₂e to 101 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. El Centrico Apartments's 33.0 kBtu/ft² across 51,615 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (499 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 170,620 kWh of electricity and 11,774 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires El Centrico Apartments to report its energy use?
El Centrico Apartments 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:24014589:2024). 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 El Centrico Apartments's energy grade?
El Centrico Apartments scores 94 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 El Centrico Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.0 kBtu/ft² across 51,615 sq ft, including 170,620 kWh of electricity and 11,774 therms of natural gas.
What are El Centrico Apartments's carbon emissions?
El Centrico Apartments reported 101 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is El Centrico Apartments?
El Centrico Apartments is at 9931 Central Avenue, Garden Grove, in Garden Grove, California 92844. Its coordinates are 33.77057, -117.95623 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is El Centrico Apartments and when was it built?
El Centrico Apartments has 51,615 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is El Centrico Apartments 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, “El Centrico Apartments, Garden Grove, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/el-centrico-apartments-046a2041 (data as of July 9, 2026).