Fruitdale Gardens
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1489 Fruitdale Avenue, San Jose · 95128
At a glance
Fruitdale Gardens is a 52,707-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1489 Fruitdale Avenue, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1964. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 30.1 kBtu/ft² and 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% 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 | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 30.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 91 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 185,350 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 52,707 sq ft |
| Source record | california:19489564:2024 |
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
- 1489 Fruitdale Avenue, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95128
- Coordinates
- 37.31129, -121.91771
Within ~1 km
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How does Fruitdale Gardens 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. Fruitdale Gardens's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 30.1 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,707 sq ft, it is about 65% 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 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. Fruitdale Gardens's 30.1 kBtu/ft² across 52,707 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (465 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 185,350 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Fruitdale Gardens to report its energy use?
Fruitdale Gardens 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:19489564:2024). 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 Fruitdale Gardens's energy grade?
Fruitdale Gardens scores 86 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 Fruitdale Gardens use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 30.1 kBtu/ft² across 52,707 sq ft, including 185,350 kWh of electricity.
What are Fruitdale Gardens's carbon emissions?
Fruitdale Gardens reported 91 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fruitdale Gardens?
Fruitdale Gardens is at 1489 Fruitdale Avenue, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95128. Its coordinates are 37.31129, -121.91771 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fruitdale Gardens and when was it built?
Fruitdale Gardens has 52,707 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 Fruitdale Gardens 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, “Fruitdale Gardens, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fruitdale-gardens-be3a83be (data as of July 9, 2026).