Garden Court
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1116 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara · 93101
At a glance
Garden Court is a 47,691-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1116 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, built in 2001. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 40.5 kBtu/ft² and 123 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% 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 | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 40.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 123 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 336,356 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,730 therms |
| Gross floor area | 47,691 sq ft |
| Source record | california:34521990:2023 |
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
- 1116 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93101
- Coordinates
- 34.42100, -119.70573
Within ~1 km
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How does Garden Court 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. Garden Court's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 40.5 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,691 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 13 years later 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 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 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. Garden Court's 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 47,691 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (566 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 336,356 kWh of electricity and 7,730 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Garden Court to report its energy use?
Garden Court 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:34521990:2023). 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 Garden Court's energy grade?
Garden Court scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Garden Court use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 47,691 sq ft, including 336,356 kWh of electricity and 7,730 therms of natural gas.
What are Garden Court's carbon emissions?
Garden Court reported 123 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Garden Court?
Garden Court is at 1116 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara, California 93101. Its coordinates are 34.42100, -119.70573 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Garden Court and when was it built?
Garden Court has 47,691 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Garden Court 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, “Garden Court, Santa Barbara, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/garden-court-3a3946bc (data as of July 9, 2026).