Fontainebleau Apartments
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1529 West Culver Avenue, Orange · 92868
At a glance
Fontainebleau Apartments is a 59,342-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1529 West Culver Avenue, Orange in Orange, California, built in 1964. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 43.2 kBtu/ft² and 147 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% 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 | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 43.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 147 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 187,948 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,752 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,342 sq ft |
| Source record | california:26959922:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 56 | -17 | 43.2 kBtu/ft² | 147 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 137 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
- 1529 West Culver Avenue, Orange
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92868
- Coordinates
- 33.78243, -117.86899
Within ~1 km
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How does Fontainebleau 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. Fontainebleau Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 43.2 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,342 sq ft, it is about 61% below 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 Fontainebleau Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Fontainebleau Apartments, covering report years 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 56 in 2024 (-17 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 73. Site EUI moved from 42.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 43.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 137 tCO₂e to 147 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. Fontainebleau Apartments's 43.2 kBtu/ft² across 59,342 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (751 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 187,948 kWh of electricity and 19,752 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fontainebleau Apartments to report its energy use?
Fontainebleau 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:26959922:2024). 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 Fontainebleau Apartments's energy grade?
Fontainebleau Apartments scores 56 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Fontainebleau Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 43.2 kBtu/ft² across 59,342 sq ft, including 187,948 kWh of electricity and 19,752 therms of natural gas.
What are Fontainebleau Apartments's carbon emissions?
Fontainebleau Apartments reported 147 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fontainebleau Apartments?
Fontainebleau Apartments is at 1529 West Culver Avenue, Orange, in Orange, California 92868. Its coordinates are 33.78243, -117.86899 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fontainebleau Apartments and when was it built?
Fontainebleau Apartments has 59,342 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 Fontainebleau 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, “Fontainebleau Apartments, Orange, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fontainebleau-apartments-bcabdb9d (data as of July 9, 2026).