Fairstead: St. Marks
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 394 12Th Street, Oakland · 94607
At a glance
Fairstead: St. Marks is a 90,252-square-foot multifamily housing building at 394 12Th Street, Oakland in Oakland, California, built in 1906. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 38.3 kBtu/ft² and 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% 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 | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 38.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 211 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 561,106 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,774 therms |
| Gross floor area | 90,252 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7221815:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 52 | -18 | 38.3 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | +8 | 31.4 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 62 | +15 | 39.8 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 47 | -7 | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 54 | -6 | 46.5 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 60 | 43.6 kBtu/ft² | 224 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
- 394 12Th Street, Oakland
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94607
- Coordinates
- 37.80260, -122.27035
Within ~1 km
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How does Fairstead: St. Marks 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. Fairstead: St. Marks's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 38.3 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,252 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 82 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 Fairstead: St. Marks's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Fairstead: St. Marks, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2019 to 52 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 70. Site EUI moved from 43.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 38.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 224 tCO₂e to 211 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Fairstead: St. Marks's 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 90,252 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,013 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 561,106 kWh of electricity and 15,774 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fairstead: St. Marks to report its energy use?
Fairstead: St. Marks 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:7221815:2024). 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 Fairstead: St. Marks's energy grade?
Fairstead: St. Marks scores 52 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Fairstead: St. Marks use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 38.3 kBtu/ft² across 90,252 sq ft, including 561,106 kWh of electricity and 15,774 therms of natural gas.
What are Fairstead: St. Marks's carbon emissions?
Fairstead: St. Marks reported 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fairstead: St. Marks?
Fairstead: St. Marks is at 394 12Th Street, Oakland, in Oakland, California 94607. Its coordinates are 37.80260, -122.27035 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fairstead: St. Marks and when was it built?
Fairstead: St. Marks has 90,252 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1906 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Fairstead: St. Marks 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, “Fairstead: St. Marks, Oakland, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fairstead-st-marks-999c97b9 (data as of July 9, 2026).