El Gato Penthouse (Lg22)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 20 East Main Street, Los Gatos · 95030
At a glance
El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) is a 75,483-square-foot multifamily housing building at 20 East Main Street, Los Gatos in Los Gatos, California, built in 1964. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 29.1 kBtu/ft² and 122 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 29.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 122 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 271,191 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,435 therms |
| Gross floor area | 75,483 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12420262:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 122 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 28.6 kBtu/ft² | 121 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.
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Location
- Address
- 20 East Main Street, Los Gatos
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95030
- Coordinates
- 37.22066, -121.98152
Within ~1 km
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How does El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) 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. Its site EUI of 29.1 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,483 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 24 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 Gato Penthouse (Lg22)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for El Gato Penthouse (Lg22), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 28.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 29.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 122 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 29.1 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. El Gato Penthouse (Lg22)'s 29.1 kBtu/ft² across 75,483 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (644 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 271,191 kWh of electricity and 11,435 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) to report its energy use?
El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) 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:12420262:2024). 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 Gato Penthouse (Lg22)'s energy grade?
El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 29.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.1 kBtu/ft² across 75,483 sq ft, including 271,191 kWh of electricity and 11,435 therms of natural gas.
What are El Gato Penthouse (Lg22)'s carbon emissions?
El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) reported 122 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is El Gato Penthouse (Lg22)?
El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) is at 20 East Main Street, Los Gatos, in Los Gatos, California 95030. Its coordinates are 37.22066, -121.98152 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) and when was it built?
El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) has 75,483 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is El Gato Penthouse (Lg22) 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 Gato Penthouse (Lg22), Los Gatos, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/el-gato-penthouse-lg22-9dbe4a0b (data as of July 9, 2026).