Fountains At The Carlotta
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 41505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert · 92211
At a glance
Fountains At The Carlotta is a 309,593-square-foot multifamily housing building at 41505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert in Palm Desert, California, built in 1986. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 44.0 kBtu/ft² and 861 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 25% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 44.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 861 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,216,487 kWh |
| Natural gas | 61,031 therms |
| Gross floor area | 309,593 sq ft |
| Source record | california:9127820:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 73 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 861 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 869 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 82.7 kBtu/ft² | 782 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 85.1 kBtu/ft² | 806 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
- 41505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92211
- Coordinates
- 33.74586, -116.34533
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does Fountains At The Carlotta 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. Fountains At The Carlotta's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 44.0 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 309,593 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1986 construction date is close to 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 Fountains At The Carlotta's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Fountains At The Carlotta, covering report years 2020–2023. Site EUI moved from 85.1 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 44.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 48% decrease. Reported emissions went from 806 tCO₂e to 861 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. Fountains At The Carlotta's 44.0 kBtu/ft² across 309,593 sq ft works out to about 13.6 billion Btu (3,992 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 2,216,487 kWh of electricity and 61,031 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fountains At The Carlotta to report its energy use?
Fountains At The Carlotta 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:9127820:2023). 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 Fountains At The Carlotta's energy grade?
Fountains At The Carlotta scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Fountains At The Carlotta use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 44.0 kBtu/ft² across 309,593 sq ft, including 2,216,487 kWh of electricity and 61,031 therms of natural gas.
What are Fountains At The Carlotta's carbon emissions?
Fountains At The Carlotta reported 861 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Fountains At The Carlotta?
Fountains At The Carlotta is at 41505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert, in Palm Desert, California 92211. Its coordinates are 33.74586, -116.34533 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fountains At The Carlotta and when was it built?
Fountains At The Carlotta has 309,593 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Fountains At The Carlotta covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Fountains At The Carlotta, Palm Desert, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fountains-at-the-carlotta-80fe479b (data as of July 9, 2026).