Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 20942 Gresham Street, Los Angeles · 91304
At a glance
Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) is a 54,524-square-foot multifamily housing building at 20942 Gresham Street, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1965. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 41.7 kBtu/ft² and 139 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 41.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 139 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 303,953 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 54,524 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6685082:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 72 | -3 | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 75 | -15 | 42.3 kBtu/ft² | 140 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 90 | +2 | 40.1 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 88 | +11 | 39.0 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | -2 | 45.3 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 79 | 39.7 kBtu/ft² | 131 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
- 20942 Gresham Street, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91304
- Coordinates
- 34.23020, -118.59010
Within ~1 km
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How does Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) 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. Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)'s ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 21% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,524 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 23 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 Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio), covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2019 to 72 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 90. Site EUI moved from 39.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 41.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 131 tCO₂e to 139 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)'s 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 54,524 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (666 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 303,953 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) to report its energy use?
Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) 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:6685082:2024). 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 Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)'s energy grade?
Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) scores 72 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 54,524 sq ft, including 303,953 kWh of electricity.
What are Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)'s carbon emissions?
Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) reported 139 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio)?
Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) is at 20942 Gresham Street, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 91304. Its coordinates are 34.23020, -118.59010 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) and when was it built?
Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) has 54,524 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio) 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, “Gresham Apartments (Berkeley Portfolio), Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/gresham-apartments-berkeley-portfolio-3bb1dce4 (data as of July 9, 2026).